Business Punk – Sleep app Somnio
When occasional sleep problems turn into a serious sleep disorder, it can be dangerous. The digital health application (DiGA) Somnio aims to fill a gap in care by providing sleep training via an app – and is even available on prescription.
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Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have said: ‘A man sleeps four hours, a woman five, an idiot six. Today’s science would vehemently disagree with Napoleon. Experts recommend at least seven hours of sleep for optimal regeneration, depending on predisposition, age, habits and, in women, the phase of the menstrual cycle. According to a major US health survey, people who regularly get less sleep are more likely to suffer from depression, diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure.
Our ability to concentrate, energy levels and mood are also affected by the length and quality of our sleep. It is not without reason that sleep deprivation is still a popular method of torture. Particularly practical: this ‘white torture’ is undetectable.
The bedroom as a torture chamber? Probably not the best advertisement for the Ikea catalogue. But Noah Lorenz, co-founder and CEO of Mementor, confirms: “For people who have trouble falling and staying asleep, the bedroom is often associated with stress.
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