“If you feel like sleeping more in the winter, you’re not alone,” said Dr. Raj Dasgupta, an associate professor of clinical medicine at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, citing research that found at least a third of American adults reported they sleep more in the winter.
But participants did get 30 more minutes of rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep during winter.
Here’s what experts think you should know about the science and whether you should make any adjustments.
“But we can make adjustments to perform in a better way, to rest in a better way during winter,” she said.
“To help our bodies make this transition from sleep to wake, it’s important to have light exposure in the morning during winter months,” Weiss said.
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CNN, Huntington Memorial Hospital, St, Hedwig Hospital, Center for Nursing Research, University of Buffalo, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, American Academy of Sleep
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Huntington, Pasadena , California, Berlin, New York City