{"id":1490,"date":"2012-01-24T15:01:53","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T15:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterpatedds.com\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2012-01-24T15:01:53","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T15:01:53","slug":"buckhead-pate-sleep-trivia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/buckhead-pate-sleep-trivia\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens When I Sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1491\" style=\"border:7px solid white;\" title=\"sleep2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep2.jpg 413w, https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a>In a previous blog post, we discussed the risks, causes, and symptoms of sleep apnea. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/meet-the-dentist.html\">Dr. Peter Pate<\/a> offers his patients snoring and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/sleep-apnea-buckhead.html\">sleep apnea treatments<\/a>. Scientists devote a lot of research to sleep. Although we spend nearly 30% of our life in bed, we are often unaware of the science of sleep. Below are a few interesting facts and trivia dedicated to what happens while we rest.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Facts You May Not Know About Sleep<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/164\/\">Sleep is a necessity<\/a>. Sleep deprivation can result in death before starvation. In as little as 10 days without sleep, you could be facing mortality.<\/li>\n<li>There are four stages of sleep that you progress through in your sleep cycle. The deepest stages of sleep help your organs and tissues repair from daily damage<\/li>\n<li>Outside of the four sleep stages, you enter Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep multiple times throughout the night<\/li>\n<li>In the past, researchers believed that humans only dreamed during REM sleep. However, recent findings have shown that we dream throughout the night, but REM dreaming is more vivid and strange.<!--more--><\/li>\n<li>Before electricity was available in homes, people slept about 10 hours a night on average.<\/li>\n<li>Giraffes only sleep for two hours a day.<\/li>\n<li>Electronic devices and sedentary lifestyle contribute to sleep deprivation and reduce our quality of sleep.<\/li>\n<li>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.webmd.com\/sleep-disorders\/2006\/12\/sleep-facts.html\">researchers are studying<\/a> whether or not other mammals dream. So far the research is inconclusive.<\/li>\n<li>Sleep deprivation weakens your immune system, contributes to high blood pressure, and can increase your risk for heart disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you feel you may not be getting the quality sleep you need because of snoring or sleep apnea symptoms, contact Dr. Pate today at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/contact.html\">(404) 266-9424<\/a>. We serve patients in Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Vinings, Atlanta, and the neighboring areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read on to learn interesting sleep facts and how Dr. Pate can help you get better rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,30],"tags":[135,152,171,221,354,695,927,928,930,932,985,986],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}