Using IoT to Optimize Your Sleep
Science-backed tools to improve your sleep and quality of life
Modern digital life can make it hard to consistently get the recommended 8 hours of sleep each night. Wouldn’t it be nice to get the most bang for your buck from the hours you do spend sleeping?
Sleep is the backbone of your body's everyday functions. Quality sleep promotes a healthy heart, which is essential for living an above-average life span. Poor sleep can harm your immune system, reduce your brain's cognitive functions, reduce attention span, and increases anxiety and depression. A modern and increasingly digital life can make getting quality sleep challenging.
This essay explores the science of sleep and tips on using an IoT tech stack to optimize your sleep and live a better life.
The Science of Sleep
You can’t optimize sleep without understanding the bodies’ internal mechanics.
The circadian rhythm is your body's biological process that regulates a variety of hormones. It evolved from the 24-hour cycle produced from the rotation of the earth. One of the hormones your body produces is called melatonin, which naturally regulates sleep patterns.
