{"id":20666,"date":"2025-01-23T15:26:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20666"},"modified":"2025-01-23T16:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:27:16","slug":"6-things-we-get-wrong-about-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20666","title":{"rendered":"6 Things We Get Wrong About Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

And how to actually get better rest, according to experts.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s no question that sleep is important for your health. Without enough of it, your risk of developing diseases such as dementia<\/a>, high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes can increase, and you\u2019re more likely to feel irritable and anxious.<\/p>\n

In pursuit of a perfect night\u2019s rest, some people have tried drinking \u201csleepy girl mocktails<\/a>\u201d or invested in elaborate nighttime routines<\/a>. But many of these solutions aren\u2019t backed by research, and they won\u2019t address underlying sleep hygiene issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of opportunity to move the needle\u201d on common misunderstandings about sleep, said Rebecca Robbins, an assistant professor in the sleep medicine division at Harvard Medical School and lead author of a 2019 study<\/a> on sleep-related misconceptions.<\/p>\n

The New York Times asked 11 sleep experts to set the record straight on some of the myths they hear most often.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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