We all know how important sleep is to our health, but it seems most people are pretty clueless when it comes to the science of sleep. In fact, while 70% of people insist they know a lot about the science of sleep, many still believe some ridiculous myths when it comes to shuteye.
Among the biggest sleeping myths people believe:
- Drinking alcohol before bed helps you sleep (32%)
- Watching TV/using a smartphone/tablet/computer helps you fall asleep (30%)
- The older you get, the less sleep you need (29%)
- Some people don’t dream at all (25%)
- Sleeping on your left side helps digestion (25%)
- You can train your body to function on less sleep than needed (24%)
- Working out at night makes it harder to fall asleep (23%)
- You can “make up” for lost sleep over the weekend (23%)
- Falling asleep with wet hair will give you a cold (23%)
- An hour of sleep before midnight is worth more than two after (23%)
- You swallow eight spiders per year while you sleep (20%)
Interestingly, one sleep fact that a lot of people seem to know is the correlation between sleep and sex. In fact, 40% of people correctly said having sex before bed helps sleep, with 67% of people saying they themselves get a better night’s sleep after some nookie.
Source: SNWNS Digital