Alternative Sleep Cycles: 7-10 Hours Are Not Needed. The average person requires 7 -10 hours of sleep per night according to the National Sleep Foundation. But is it possible that using different sleep cycles, where the benefits of sleep are still achieved, we can sleep less? Much less? Most of us are familiar with what is called a monophasic sleep cycle. This cycle is used by most people as it’s what we hear about and learn the most. The Monophasic cycle consists of various stages of sleep with REM (rapid eye movement) being the most important. The Byphasic cycle, also called the Siesta, is the most common of polyphasic cycles as it can be viewed as the most practical for people. The Everyman cycle, first named by Puredoxyk, is a sleep schedule consisting of one 3.5 hour core sleep and 3 x 20 minute naps spread out over the day.
The Dymaxion cycle is said to be the most difficult as it can only be successfully used by certain people. How will you sleep? When I first heard of the possibility of different sleep cycles I got excited. Seven causes, seven cures for lack of motivation. (NaturalNews) Most problems with motivation come from subconscious thought patterns. Interestingly, many of of these patterns are intended to motivate you. The problem is, they are ineffective strategies learned long ago when you had no idea what was going on.
Other causes of poor motivation come from subconscious attachments to self-deprivation. Yes, you can become attached to a deprived, empty life, believe it or not. Begin to set yourself free by learning about the ineffective motivation patterns that hold you back Here are seven common motivational styles that are actually de-motivating - and what to do about each of them. 1. No one likes to be ordered around. Basically, you yell at yourself inside your head: Get off your butt! When you order yourself around, something predictable happens: you rebel against your own orders and refuse to get moving. Many of us have a parent's voice in our head speaking to us rudely, trying to get us to cooperate with their agenda. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
My Health STUART MURDOCH SINGER, BELLE AND SEBASTIAN. I GO for acupuncture every week, as I have an underlying Achilles' tendon I have to watch out for. Before I formed Belle and Sebastian I suffered from a post-viral condition for seven years. It's called ME in some circles - chronic fatigue syndrome is a more accurate way to describe what I had. I've got to be careful because if I get run down it can kick off again, and that throws the whole band off.
I started having acupuncture in 2003, when I came down with yet another bug. I was laid low and had a cough for almost a year, which was playing havoc with the singing. It was an asthmatic cough which was apparently all tied up with the virus. I went to a Chinese physician for acupuncture, which I took with a pinch of salt, but it worked. I've tried the whole range of alternative health practices, mainly because I was laid low for so long. She was just a little old lady who lived in Mosspark [on the south side of Glasgow]. I was down to run there two years ago, but the album over-ran. Which Tongue Are You?