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Es ist nicht entscheidend, wie lange wir schlafen, sondern wie gut!Schlaflosigkeit ist ein großes Zivilisationsproblem. Oft ist Stress die Ursache, der sich durch unsere Erwartung, möglichst lang und ohne Unterbrechungen zu schlafen immer weiter verstärkt. Wenn wir verstehen, wie der Homo Sapiens vor Hundertausenden von Jahren geschlafen hat, lernen wir unseren Schlafrhythmus besser einzuschätzen: Der Säbelzahntiger von damals ist heute der soziale und berufliche Stress: Wenn er uns nachts begegnet, ist das ganz normal, wie müssen nur vorbereitet sein und wissen, wie wir ihn wieder loswerden.Merijn van de Laar nimmt uns mit auf eine faszinierende Zeitreise. Er zeigt, wie weit unser heutiges Verhalten von unseren natürlichen Schlafbedürfnissen entfernt ist. Diese Bedürnisse sind bei jedem von uns sehr unterschiedlich, guter Schlaf ist ganz individuell. Van de Laar räumt mit altbekannten Schlaf-Mythen auf und lädt uns ein, den Schlaf neu für uns zu entdecken, um leistungsfähiger, gesünder und glücklicher zu werden. 

Sleep has hardly changed since Paleolithic humans snoozed soundly in their caves. While sabre-toothed tigers were their biggest night-time worry, today it's stress and social media that keep us awake, but the solutions are the same, and sleep therapist Dr Merijn van de Laar offers understanding and advice to have you sleeping better within weeks.How to get a better night's sleep in 3 weeks:- Don't believe everything you read or hear about sleep- Let go of the 8-hour rule- Use the simple sleep diary in the back of this book to record your sleep pattern over 3 weeks- Discover your personal sleep needs- Examine your attitude towards lying awake at night- Shorter total bed times might be better- Focus on the reason for lying awake rather than on the reason for not sleeping- Reduce stress- Keep regular bedtimes- Follow the rules of nature- Respect your personal circadian rhythm- Don't tempt the night-time ghostsHuman sleep as we know it today evolved hundreds of thousands years ago, to suit a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. It's not always compatible with our modern lives, but remains an essential function, vital for our health, well-being and daytime functioning. In this groundbreaking new book, Dr Merijn van de Laar investigates the origins of sleep based on archaeological findings and anthropological studies in contemporary hunter-gatherers, looking at the major discrepancies between our primordial bodily needs and our current sleep-inhibiting behaviour.Cave dwellers lived in balance with the forces of nature. They had adapted perfectly to environmental influences such as light, temperature and seasonal variations. The way they ate and moved during the day must have had a positive effect on sleep quality. We need to look to their example, and adjust our eating, exercise, light, temperature and, last but not least: our expectations towards sleep. By taking on board the ancient wisdom of our ancestors, we will improve the quality of our sleep, the way our bodies were designed to do it.