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Hello my name is Craig. I am 47 years old. Whilst not suffering from any serious or debilitating medical conditions, one thing that I have struggled with my entire life has been sleep.  From a child through my teens and into adulthood I used to struggle to fall asleep at night causing me to stare at the ceiling for hours. When I would eventually get to sleep if I  then woke in the morning on an alarm I would feel tired, unrested, lethargic etc. Even if I slept in I still felt tired  unrested and lethargic.

A lack of sleep would permeate throughout my day. Because I didn’t know any better when I was young I didn’t realise how much my poor sleep was affecting me growing up. As I’ve gotten older I can feel the effect it has always had.  I’ve heard it said that only two nights of poor sleep and your body starts exhibiting symptoms of being pre diabetic.  Words I would use to describe how I felt would be blunt verses sharp,  distracted verses focused , numb verses aware, hazy verses clear, half a step too slow verses I’m waiting, proactive verses procrastinating, creative verses writers block.   

I’m very confident my sleep issues also affected my testosterone levels when I was developing as a teenager.  It is very clear now in the literature the effect poor sleep has on recovery, and testosterone is highest first thing in the morning.  

I would now consider myself a bio hacker, someone who delves into the inner workings of cause and effect regarding human health. I love learning about my body, how it works and how I can address issues I’m having.

With sleep being my biggest issue I have tried a lot of the sleep health advice out there to improve my sleep quality and quantity.  Most things I found did not move the needle for me.  One thing that does improve my sleep and that I use every night is a water cooled blanket on my bed. It helps with dissipating hot spots on the mattress and enabling me to not toss and turn as much.