The following info worked for me and changed my life for the better. I am not a doctor, nor do I claim that it will guaranty results for everyone, but I just want to share my experience.

If it helps a few people, then it was worth sharing.

About 20 years ago, I read an article in a New Idea Magazine or a similar style magazine. This article was talking about “Sleep Overdose”. In short, the symptoms were like being hangover: drowsy for most of the day, lack of energy, headache, feeling like sleeping all day, achy, a general sense of fatigue… That was me.

Definition of Circadian Rhythm:

A circadian rhythm is a natural, internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and repeats roughly every 24 hours. It can refer to any biological process that displays an endogenous, entrainable oscillation of about 24 hours.

Some believe that if you are not sleeping the recommended number of hours, you need to “fix” the Circadian Rhythm with medication. I don’t believe in the recommended number of hours; we are all different and we shouldn’t play with the Circadian Rhythm and accept that it varies from one person to the next. It works for me. Since I applied this program, I have so much energy and I sleep so well, short but well. I fall asleep within minutes of putting my head on the pillow. There is nothing wrong with me sleeping 5 hours and 15 minutes per night. It is what my body needs, and I am listening to my body.

Anyone that sees me during the day can see how much energy I have. No caffeine, no drugs, no energy drinks, just the needed amount of sleep, nothing more.

For the program to work, the first thing you need to accept is that not everybody needs 8 hours sleep, this is a myth. 4 to 9 hours is a better average. We are all different. Some people need more sleep, some people need less sleep.

When I started the program, I was 40 and I used to wake up naturally after about 6 hours of sleep, now I am past 60 and I naturally wake up after about 5 hours and 15 minutes

The first thing to do is to determine how much sleep you need to recharge your “battery”.

To do this, you need to go to bed only when you are literally falling asleep, not when you think that you should go to bed. It can be 9pm, 12am, 2am… Whatever time you fall asleep, you must make a note of that time as well as the time that you wake up naturally the following morning. It could be 4, 5, 6 or more hours later.

Repeat this for 3 or 4 days. A pattern will appear.

When you wake up, you must get up within 5 minutes of waking up and stay active for at least an hour. Nothing passive like watching TV, reading a book… The body must be moving, walking, gardening, exercising, cleaning, tidying… not seating down or lying down.

Once you have found out how many hours sleep your body needs to be refreshed, you will be on the way to a life with renewed energy. It will take 2 or 3 weeks to start to feel the change, just a little discipline will get you over the line.

How it works:

If your body told you that it needs 6 hours to feel refreshed, it means that you are an “18 hours awake person”. 24 hours in a day, if you wake up naturally after 6 hours sleep it means that you will naturally feel sleepy 18 hours after waking up.

If your body told you that it needs 7 hours to feel refreshed, it means that you are a “17 hours awake person” and so on.

Let say that the test determined that you need 6 hours sleep to be fully recharged.

If you wish to get up at 6am every day.

The night before the day you decide to start the program. It doesn’t matter at what time you go to bed, but you need to get up at 6am the next day, no matter what. That evening you will start to get really sleepy between 11:30pm and midnight. And you will wake up naturally at around 6am the next day.

• Set your alarm clock for 6am (and 6.05am to make sure that you get up)
• When the alarm goes off, get up immediately and get active. Your mind might tell you that you want to stay in bed, it is up to you
• If you stick to the program, after a few days, you will start to feel sleepy 17.5 hours after getting up (that is, if your body needs 6 hours to recharge).

Once again, I would like to repeat that I am not a doctor, nor do I claim that it will guaranty results for everyone, but I just want to share my experience.