📗 Libro en inglés HOW TO SLEEP LIKE A CAVEMAN

Sleep has hardly changed since Paleolithic humans snoozed soundly in their caves While sabretoothed tigers were their biggest nighttime worry today its stress and social media that keep us awake but the solutions are the same and sleep therapist Dr Merijn van de Laar offers understanding and advice to have you sleeping better within weeks Human sleep as we know it today evolved hundreds of thousands years ago to suit a huntergatherer lifestyle Its not always compatible with our modern lives but remains an essential function vital for our health wellbeing and daytime functioning In this groundbreaking new book Dr Merijn van de Laar investigates the origins of sleep based on archaeological findings and anthropological studies in contemporary huntergatherers looking at the major discrepancies between our primordial bodily needs and our current sleepinhibiting behaviour Cave dwellers lived in balance with the forces of nature They had adapted perfectly to environmental influences such as light temperature and seasonal variations The way they ate and moved during the day must have had a positive effect on sleep quality We need to look to their example and adjust our eating exercise light temperature and last but not least our expectations t