What’s your sleep IQ?
There are many ways to get more sleep. One way is to stop eating, drinking, or exercising too close to bedtime. Another way is to limit napping to about 40 minutes in the middle of the day. People who have signs of sleep apnea, such as gasping for breath during sleep, should report the symptoms to a doctor. There really is such as thing as a sleep debt, and the amount of sleep that is lost takes the same amount to restore the debt.
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