Comments on: Polyphasic quittin’ time http://www.somethingepic.com/polyphasic-quittin-time/ Encouraging radical lives that matter Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:04:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Laura http://www.somethingepic.com/polyphasic-quittin-time/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Laura Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:50:13 +0000 http://www.somethingepic.com/2005/11/29/polyphasic-quittin-time/#comment-210 Ooh boy. After reading Christiane Northrup's book on Menopause, and hearing first hand about some of the sleep research hinted at there, I took the opposite tack. Bedding down each night for 8 solid hours. Here's the hypothosis on which medical researchers are working, in my own very non-scientific terms. They suspect that the body does "light housekeeping" chores during the first few hours of sleep. You know, the kind of dishwashing and wiping down the counters kind of cleaning. However, in the second 4 hours, if the body comes to know it will have the time to finish, it breaks out the heavy tools and gets to work on some heavy chore like our washing windows or strip waxing the floor. In the bodies case, this would be repairing a tear in the liver or taking out that metastic growth that has started up on one lung. If we don't regularly provide this rest, the body skips the heavy chores until later. The problem is, if we have short sleep cycles and interrupted sleep from illness or upset, the heavy cleaning never gets done. We all know what happens to a house without repairs. I enjoyed visiting! I'm from LinkedIn Bloggers. Ooh boy. After reading Christiane Northrup’s book on Menopause, and hearing first hand about some of the sleep research hinted at there, I took the opposite tack. Bedding down each night for 8 solid hours.
Here’s the hypothosis on which medical researchers are working, in my own very non-scientific terms. They suspect that the body does “light housekeeping” chores during the first few hours of sleep. You know, the kind of dishwashing and wiping down the counters kind of cleaning. However, in the second 4 hours, if the body comes to know it will have the time to finish, it breaks out the heavy tools and gets to work on some heavy chore like our washing windows or strip waxing the floor. In the bodies case, this would be repairing a tear in the liver or taking out that metastic growth that has started up on one lung. If we don’t regularly provide this rest, the body skips the heavy chores until later. The problem is, if we have short sleep cycles and interrupted sleep from illness or upset, the heavy cleaning never gets done. We all know what happens to a house without repairs.
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]]> By: Phil http://www.somethingepic.com/polyphasic-quittin-time/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Phil Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:31:28 +0000 http://www.somethingepic.com/2005/11/29/polyphasic-quittin-time/#comment-209 Blast--every time I hear about this, it's always about how people _aren't_ doing it. I want to try it, but I can tell it would be immensely difficult. Blast–every time I hear about this, it’s always about how people _aren’t_ doing it. I want to try it, but I can tell it would be immensely difficult.

]]> By: Janell http://www.somethingepic.com/polyphasic-quittin-time/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Janell Thu, 08 Dec 2005 02:38:33 +0000 http://www.somethingepic.com/2005/11/29/polyphasic-quittin-time/#comment-208 Sure! That is rather amusing. Sure! That is rather amusing.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.somethingepic.com/polyphasic-quittin-time/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Sarah Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:41:24 +0000 http://www.somethingepic.com/2005/11/29/polyphasic-quittin-time/#comment-207 Well, I just dreamed about buying burritos... does that count for anything? :) Well, I just dreamed about buying burritos… does that count for anything? :)

]]> By: Janell http://www.somethingepic.com/polyphasic-quittin-time/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Janell Tue, 06 Dec 2005 05:20:03 +0000 http://www.somethingepic.com/2005/11/29/polyphasic-quittin-time/#comment-206 I was looking forward to hearing if you had weird dreams... I under stand the feeling of why have extra time if you just have to spend it with yourself. I was looking forward to hearing if you had weird dreams… I under stand the feeling of why have extra time if you just have to spend it with yourself.

]]> By: Ned http://www.somethingepic.com/polyphasic-quittin-time/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Ned Wed, 30 Nov 2005 03:47:40 +0000 http://www.somethingepic.com/2005/11/29/polyphasic-quittin-time/#comment-205 Sweet. I just ran across Pavlina's site and I thought "this concept is way cool - I wonder how many folks can pull it off?" A few clicks later I found your post (love it when that happens). Sorry to hear you gave it up but at least you tried! I've heard smoking cat nip can really improve your mood? Try that one and let us know how it works. Sweet. I just ran across Pavlina’s site and I thought “this concept is way cool – I wonder how many folks can pull it off?” A few clicks later I found your post (love it when that happens). Sorry to hear you gave it up but at least you tried!

I’ve heard smoking cat nip can really improve your mood? Try that one and let us know how it works.

]]> By: jennifer http://www.somethingepic.com/polyphasic-quittin-time/comment-page-1/#comment-204 jennifer Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:45:53 +0000 http://www.somethingepic.com/2005/11/29/polyphasic-quittin-time/#comment-204 i don't think you are a quitter. the heart racing thing is scarey. you tried it, which is more than i would have done! i don’t think you are a quitter. the heart racing thing is scarey. you tried it, which is more than i would have done!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.somethingepic.com/polyphasic-quittin-time/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Sarah Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:33:11 +0000 http://www.somethingepic.com/2005/11/29/polyphasic-quittin-time/#comment-203 Sad but true. I'm also a whiner. :) Sad but true. I’m also a whiner. :)

]]> By: Evan http://www.somethingepic.com/polyphasic-quittin-time/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Evan Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:30:13 +0000 http://www.somethingepic.com/2005/11/29/polyphasic-quittin-time/#comment-202 You're a baby ;-). You’re a baby ;-) .

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