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Question of the Week - April 22, 2002
Is it possible to train the body to cope with fewer hours of sleep? If, for example, the average is 8.25 hours can one reduce that time to say 6 hours over a period of time to 'recondition' the body?
Irene
Answer to the Question of the Week
Irene,
Despite widespread belief, there are no proven methods of reconditioning the body to get by on less sleep than a person needs. A person who chronically sleeps less than her optimal amount is not training her body to get by on less sleep; in fact the sleep deprivation will build over time, creating a sizable "sleep debt." Sleep debt can be viewed like monetary debt in that it must be paid back, and the size of the sleep debt is directly related to the amount of sleep lost.
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