Scientists Claim These Common Sleep Habits Could Be Harming Your Health

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Rapoport said, “It is true that it will help you get to sleep, as long as you don’t drink too much. One or two drinks, perhaps. What you do, however, is [disrupt] the normal sleep.” The expert went onto explain how alcohol stops a person’s R.E.M. [Rapid Eye Movement] cycle, during which their eyes move and brain waves mimic those of someone awake.

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