WEEKLY SUMMARY 12-18/3/2018


This would have been an interesting insight into the impact of illness, specifically a lung infection on sleep if the Fitbit had got it right - but it didn't! On two occasions it recorded me as sleeping when I wasn't. I was simply sat relaxed. It seems that if I'm TOO relaxed, the Fitbit thinks I'm asleep. From my actual sleeping, I probably got less than the critical minimum of 6 hours, but did eventually discover that a drink with honey, analgesics and aromatherapy at bedtime seemed to counteract the symptoms keeping me awake, although I'll need a few more successful nights to be sure. 

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