My wife and I are both going to bed late at night, and waking up long after the sun rises, but our sleep in between is erratic and broken by periods of restlessness. It’s like we have become untethered to the cycles of the sun or any other outside conditions.
Biological sex, that is. The kind that operates within your body, affecting everything from blood pressure, to hormone production, to sleep. We like to say that it doesn't matter, that we're all equal - until it does.
For both men and women of this age, one common reason for waking up multiple times at night is pressure from the bladder to urinate. It's totally normal to get up once a night during a seven-hour span to relieve yourself. But sleep interrupted by a trip to the bathroom two or more times a night may mean there's something else going on, such as sleep apnea or diabetes.
When you get a Zeo, you also get a Sleep Wheel, a little tool that shows one's age-based range and average for ZQ, different sleep stages, and total sleep time.
Sleep has a strong impact on your health, ability to fight disease, heal, and grow. Similarly, your health can also influence the quality of your sleep. As such, it's important to be aware that medical conditions that you have or suspect you have may be affecting your sleep each night.