Sleep is important. What else is new. Everybody knows the feeling of having slept badly or too little. But what ist still grossly underestimated, is the enormous impact on our health that goes with that feeling. Did you know for instance that sleep experts are talking about a “silent epidemic”? Sleep is the most important way to regenerate and thus nothing you should neglect. You consider people who sleep little and work (and party) hard somewhat cool? Think again.
There are different types of people. The ones who go to bed and rise early and the ones who stay up late and like to sleep until late. “Larks” and “night-owls”. But is any type better or worse? Do night-owls get too little sunlight? How about sleeping little during the week and catching up on sleep during the weekend? That is possible, right? The answer is yes. It is actually possible to catch up on sleep. To find out why it isn’t the most advisable thing to do though, continue reading.
