I have heard that an hour before 11 is worth 2 hours after... im sure there is lots of research with the benefits...

early to bed and early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise)

We have circadian rhythms that are controlled by daylight - so being awake at midnight (which by definition will be dark - is not natural.

Not exactly relevant to the topic - but very interesting!!!

being awake at midnight (which by definition will be dark - is not natural.

Tell that to my son ......
However, I can understand that at night it is nice and quiet for work, if that's what you want. But only because the rest of us are wisely asleep!

As to the article about light: no trouble there - I do like it dark when I'm going to sleep. For my afternoon nap I always put something over my eyes.

Tell that to my son ......
However, I can understand that at night it is nice and quiet for work, if that's what you want. But only because the rest of us are wisely asleep!

As to the article about light: no trouble there - I do like it dark when I'm going to sleep. For my afternoon nap I always put something over my eyes.

And my husband is a massive night owl!!!!!....Me I am a lark although much less so the older I get.....

And my husband is a massive night owl!!!!!....Me I am a lark although much less so the older I get.....

I always think it is a sensible use of space, the one getting up early and the other staying up late. Gives you some nice time to yourself.

I always think it is a sensible use of space, the one getting up early and the other staying up late. Gives you some nice time to yourself.

Well we have been together for 20 years....so we must be doing SOMETHING right!

Well we have been together for 20 years....so we must be doing SOMETHING right!

So have we, for longer even. And we're both very early, my husband getting up around 4 most days, and me only an hour later ...... which is maybe why I insist on having breakfast and lunch undisturbed, on my own!

Hi Anne,
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early to bed and early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise)

well said my friend ahaha 😀

sleeping before midnight generally lengthen overall sleep duration, thus protective against mood disorders.

I won't tell you what I think about this topic tonight as its nearly 2.00am and I have a bad attack of insomnia....... gggrrrrrrrrr There is NOTHING worse !

I won't tell you what I think about this topic tonight as its nearly 2.00am and I have a bad attack of insomnia....... gggrrrrrrrrr There is NOTHING worse !

haha chill Tashanie :p

I won't tell you what I think about this topic tonight as its nearly 2.00am and I have a bad attack of insomnia....... gggrrrrrrrrr There is NOTHING worse !

It was the strawberries that did for me last week, until I found that I should eat them only after lunch and not too many! 🙁

Well one cup of hot chocolate later I DID finally manage to get about 4 hours sleep before day 2 of my course on stress management....

As far as I'm concerned I'm a night owl and if left to my own devices, I stay up all night and sleep during the day! If I'm diurnal, it is only due to the necessities of adaptation to social life (because society is organized in such a way that most of what we have to do has to be done during the day).

I heard decades ago that it has to do with the time of our birth: this is the time of day (or night in this case) when we are the widest awake. I was born at half past midnight, maybe this explains my being nocturnal?

It's generally better for the body to be awake when the sun is up and sleep when it's down. So i would listen to your mom 🙂

Unfortunatelly i don't seem to be able to fall asleep before 3 am 🙁 that really messes my life up.

I’m always up early, but I regularly have trouble falling asleep (eaten too much, more often than not!!). What usually helps though not always, is some walnuts or banana when I’m in bed. After about twenty minutes I do start to feel sleepy.

Or could your problem be to do with lack of melatonin? Melatonin makes you sleep, and is produced by your pineal gland, normally only when you are in darkness. Using mobiles, computers and television before going to bed shuts down melatonin production, because they give off a particular blue-ish light. Personally I have started wearing so-called blue-blocker glasses, wraparounds for when I use those things in the evening.

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I hope this helps a bit!

Unfortunately i have delayed sleep phase disorder. I remember most of my childhood just fighting with my parents bc i never wanted to go to sleep :/

I just saw this on my Facebook page, but I don't suppose it will help for long!
Love A.