The Power of the Downstate Audiobook Libro.fm

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Leverage your builtin rhythms of Upstates and Downstates to enhance energy sharpen thinking balance moods fuel fitness and more

If youre like most people the relentless daily grind of gogogo dododo can run down your energy and deplete your resources While most of us find our lives full of Upstate moments that rev up our stress engines it doesnt have to be this way Worldrenowned sleep researcher Sara C Mednick PhD shows us how we can access the most replenishing and repairing aspects of sleep through activities and moments that happen during our day by diving into our Downstate Dr Mednick shows that bringing ourselves back to the Downstate is critical for our health wellbeing and cognitive longevity

Drawing on her original findingsand those of others across many fields of medicineDr Mednick creates a comprehensive picture of the Upstate/Downstate rhythms that orchestrate all of our bodies vital systems along with a novel theory that aging is caused by spending less and less time in Downstate activities The Power of the Downstateoffers practical evidencebased insight into how we can all enable those systems to work together in better harmony Youll learn

• How our bodies and minds are guided by a natural Upstate/Downstate rhythmand how our modern lifestyles disrupt these rhythms to our detriment
• How our vital organs and systems benefit from spending more time in the Downstate which decreases the risk for Alzheimers disease chronic illness and early death
• How we can activate the Downstate through rethinking how to breathe eat sleep and exercise and
• The practical fourweek Downstate RecoveryPlus Plan

Get ready to be more alert productive and cognitively sharp during the day feel greater intimacy and affection and enjoy consolidated restorative sleep at night not to mention expand your years of mental and physical vitality