Comments on: (Again…) We Must Get More Sleep, Not Less!

By: Eastwood

Eastwood — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:40:23 +0000

Haha… true!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:20:33 +0000

@ Eastwood

I’m not sure about the true biological basis for water and energy levels. But I know it’s there.

And from a functional standpoint…if you’ve drank tons of those aluminum water bottles…you’re going to have to go to the bathroom.

And that will keep you up. =)

By: Eastwood

Eastwood — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:50:41 +0000

If a positive correlation between water consumption and one’s subjective experience of fatigue does exist — which I doubt — then I wonder 1) if there is a causal relationship to begin with (maybe the person who consumes more water is simply more health-conscious and more energised) and 2) if a causal relationship does exist, whether this is the result of a placebo effect or some other biochemical processes.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:57 +0000

I can definitely attest to the immune portion of lack of sleep…

…and as for ““The reason many feel tired is that they’re simply dehydrated.”
Wait…. has water, all of a sudden, become a stimulant?”. I think it’s actually correct; my bio prof keeps mentioning the correlation to us.

By: Eastwood

Eastwood — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:45:43 +0000

Thanks for your thoughts and feedback, Jeff. I’d love to read some peer-reviewed publications on polyphasic sleep.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:42:40 +0000

Also, in psychology, we did a fun “sleep deprivation check” about a week ago.

99% of the class was “diagnosed” as sleep deprived.

In terms of severity for sleep deprivation, I was slightly under the class average.

It was an incredibly informal study, I know, but I’m relatively happy.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:37:27 +0000

Hey Eastwood,

I wrote the post pretty badly at 11:00 PM when I knew I was in for a rough night studying Philo. I simply needed to do something during my study break. The bio-ish parts are simply the observations that have worked for me during the adjustment period.

The biggest change in my life has been that I realize how much healthy eating affects energy levels. I’m hoping to go vegan/vegetarian whenever I get to move out.

The BIGGEST thing you’ve missed out on is that
I’m a polyphasic sleeper.

I’ve successfully made the jump into a solid sleep with lucid dreaming with my two twenty minute naps.

The polyphasic sleep community isn’t the widest known in the world, so please look into it and do some research

Polyphasic sleep and sleep deprivation are two ENTIRELY different things. There have been no documented or known health risks with polyphasic sleep. I assure you, if they find something out, I will stop

Until then, I’m quite happy with my sleep schedule.