A comprehensive analysis and optimization strategies for improving deep sleep

Introduction My quest for better sleep has been ongoing for the past 10 years. I used to sleep only 5.5 hours per night and the quality of sleep was poor. I was totally overworked and almost burned out after doing crazy hours in the ER and being literally on call for almost five years in a row. Working hours reached at its worst nearly 100 per week – average was easily over 60. So where did I cut the time for working out and socialization? You got it right, sleep. Since 2010 I have been trying out different medications, technologies, mattresses, pillows, beds, bedrooms and all kinds of herbs for achieving better sleep. But nothing can make it better if you have only limited time to spend in the bed. So that particular feature was the first step in optimizing sleep: simply spending more time in bed and changing my life the way it made sleeping more possible. For me it meant quitting the super hectic ER job and simply cutting back working hours. That was also the beginning for the journey on holistic health, integral medicine and biohacking. This article delves deep into the secrets of better deep sleep. …