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Is it possible to catch up on lost sleep over the weekend?@ClevelandClinic

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Is it possible to catch up on lost sleep over the weekend? A sleep medicine expert’s answer:

Q: Is It OK to catch up on lost sleep over the weekend?

A: In the past, sleep experts believed it was impossible to catch up on the sleep you lose — that once you’ve lost it, it’s gone.

But a recent long-term study found that folks who slept four, five or six hours during the week, then caught up on weekends, lived longer than those who remained sleep-deprived all week long.

So you can catch up to some degree on weekends. However, sometimes people who catch up on sleep on the weekend will oversleep.

And it turns out that oversleeping has some of the same consequences as undersleeping:

  • Oversleeping is associated with depression, which is linked to a host of other health problems.
  • Research suggests that oversleeping can make people groggy and cognitively impaired.
  • Studies suggest oversleeping increases risks of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity as much as undersleeping, because toxins and inflammatory markers build up.

So it’s really best to aim for a stable sleep time, bedtime and wake time every day of the week. This will help you get the regular sleep needed to restore your brain and every cell in your body.

—Sleep medicine specialist Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS

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This. Is. Not. A. Drill. @Yoga_Journal

Daylight Savings Is Ending. This TCM-Inspired Sequence Will Help You Adjust to the Shorter Days With Ease

When the clocks go back an hour, there’s a good chance fatigue, fogginess, and restless energy in the evenings will set in. Here’s a flow to help your body find a new rhythm.

Try this yoga for daylight savings to help your circadian rhythm adjust.

When we “fall back” an hour to end daylight savings time, it can be tempting to think of the time change as a boon. After all, we gain an extra hour of sleep! However, it’s important to recognize that the time change can actually be really disorienting. Whether you’re a night owl or morning person, there’s a chance the end of daylight savings time may prompt you to experience symptoms such as fogginess, fatigue, restless energy in the evenings, disrupted sleep, and irritability. The good news? You can use your yoga practice to help adjust your body’s rhythm and ease the transition.