​Good sleep Woman +2.4 years Man +4.7 years

Good sleep Woman +2.4 years Man +4.7 years

It was challenging to sleep little in the past, and entrepreneurs boasted about how few hours of sleep they needed. Sleep is a strange habit that took part of the day away from gathering food and hunting. Also, sleeping in caves and huts with predators outside made us vulnerable.

Habits change for humans, but we still need sleep and are fascinated by the world of dreams. You spend an incredible 1/3 of your life in bed

sleeping. When I was 15, after a summer job and hard bargaining, I bought a Hästen 2000T bed instead of a moped. It still gives me good sleep and is the best investment of my life.

Treat your bed purchase with the same care as buying your home or a car. Try whether your body is best with pressure-relieving mattresses or natural materials. Your bed is like Vaco da Gama’s ship that first discovered India. Sleep turns you into an explorer and takes you on new adventures every night. Make John Blund your best friend and trim the sails so that your sleep will be good and relaxed.

Positive effects: A study by doctor Frank Qian from Harvard on the sleep behaviors of 172,321 people from 2013-2018 showed that if you had five factors for quality sleep, life expectancy as a woman was +2.4 years and as a man +4.7 years longer:

1. Ideal sleep duration is seven to eight hours per night.
2. Difficulty falling asleep at most twice a week.
3. Trouble sleeping at most twice a week.
4. Do not use any sleeping medication.
5. Feel well-rested after at least five nights a week.

Having five sleep factors compared to 0 to 1 resulted in a 30% lower risk of dying, a 21% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, a 19% lower risk of dying from cancer, and a 40% lower risk of dying from accidents, infections, and dementia.

https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/S0735-1097%2823%2...

https://www.acc.org/About-ACC/Press-Releases/2023/...

In Sweden, 80% of women and 68% of men suffered from sleep problems in the past year, and over 1 million used sleeping pills.
https://www.doktorn.com/artikel/hälsorapport-sju-a...

Good sleep helps you avoid conflicts, maintain weight, have an excellent immune system, reduce stress, be happier, perform better at work and school, reduce the risk of blood sugar and heart problems, make wise decisions and avoid car accidents.
https://health.gov/myhealthfinder/healthy-living/m...

Tip: Sleep dark, quiet, calm, and have good ventilation. Build a sleep pressure that helps you fall asleep by getting up at the same time every morning all year round and deciding on a time to go to bed that allows for 7-8 hours of sleep.

Is it hard to fall asleep? Get up and do a quiet activity (like a warm shower) without much light exposure. Avoid food, caffeine, alcohol, and electronics before bed.
https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about_sleep/sleep_hygien...