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dickthegrouch

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5. The real question now though

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 02:37 PM

Nov 2021

Is whether that DNA repair occurs if the sleep has to be induced artificially with soporifics, tranquilizers, or alcohol?
I have had sleep problems all my life and the answer would appear to be “yes”. But I’d appreciate knowing which of the many sleep inducers are actually beneficial and which to avoid.

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This Is the Real Reason We Need Sleep [View all] Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 OP

super interesting. this is great! stopdiggin Nov 2021 #1

Yay for naps! jmbar2 Nov 2021 #2

Love naps! Love the funny little dreams I have during a nap. C Moon Nov 2021 #8

If we didn't sleep, how could we celebrate holidays? krispos42 Nov 2021 #3

Rip Van Winkle must have had supercharged neurons nt Wicked Blue Nov 2021 #4

The real question now though dickthegrouch Nov 2021 #5

Ignorant writers write things about sleep like "scientists have no idea why" Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #6

True American Interregnum Nov 2021 #9

Not to mention the implicit assumption such thing exists as "the" reason. enki23 Nov 2021 #12

I hope nobody gets a m y p ill ow ad while reading this or the article. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #7

I have always thought of sleep as your bodies way of sorting out the days events. n/t. airplaneman Nov 2021 #10

Very interesting! Thanks! Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #11

I have long believed. . . Collimator Nov 2021 #13

... Javaman Nov 2021 #14