Re:Less screen time and more sleep critical for preventing d...
by rconti on Friday November 13, 2020 @05:42PM
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With alcohol, your REM sleep is suppressed, and resting heart rate is quite a bit higher.
I watch my sleep cycles on my Garmin (and also track their 'body battery' thing, which I think is based on stress which is based on heart rate variability). If I have "some" drinks (eg, more than just 1 or 2 small ones), I can easily see how RHR is high and my recovery doesn't even BEGIN until say 3am. When you start tracking and watching those stats every day, you can see how different you feel when you get a good night's sleep. Vs an alcohol-aided-but-not-drunk-not-hungover sleep.
I watch my sleep cycles on my Garmin (and also track their 'body battery' thing, which I think is based on stress which is based on heart rate variability). If I have "some" drinks (eg, more than just 1 or 2 small ones), I can easily see how RHR is high and my recovery doesn't even BEGIN until say 3am. When you start tracking and watching those stats every day, you can see how different you feel when you get a good night's sleep. Vs an alcohol-aided-but-not-drunk-not-hungover sleep.