Week 12 - Quadraphasic success!
I've been doing this long enough now that keeping track of days is getting tough. Okay, it's day 86 for anyone still counting :)
Actually, part of me feels like I should really start the counter over from two weeks ago. Since my last post things have continued to change so dramatically it's hard to know where to begin...
First, I'm now officially on a quadraphasic schedule. My naps are 30-60 minutes long (depending on the time of day, shorter during daylight hours, longer at night) for an average of 3 hours of sleep per day. My wake periods range from 5 hours to 9 hours, though 9 is a stretch and I usually pay the price the next couple of naps. 8 hours is fine though, and I can do two 8 hour blocks a day if necessary.
Talk about a change! Previously I couldn't last more than 5 hours and that was VERY hard. Plus it would throw me off for 24 hours.
So what happened you ask? Well, as I mentioned in my last post, I started taking some new vitamins but that's not really the whole story. I guess I should just start with what happened 3 weeks ago.
On day 63, exactly 9 weeks in, I was introduced to a few products from a company called BioPro Technology. They specialize in products that deal with "electropollution" which is caused by things like computers, cell phones, cordless phones, wireless networking, televisions, high voltage power wires, etc. This is something many of us have heard about in passing but I not many people really pay much attention to. I certainly didn't.
I work with computers for a living and have 6 computers in my house (8 if you count my DVRs) with tons of televisions, computer monitors, and so forth. Not to mention my cell phone which is constantly glued to my hip. Needless to say, if electropollution is a real problem, I'm a prime candidate for suffering ill effects :-)
After doing a bit of research into the problem, it sounded like it was worthwhile to be cautious. I ordered some of their products, including the nutritional supplements (the Bio Produce and Bio Nutratonic) and a bunch of the BioPro Universal Chips. I started using the nutritionals on Day 69 and by the following day I was noticing huge changes in my sleep.
Now, I've been taking nutritional supplements for years and I've tried many brands/qualities. I've NEVER had a reaction like this before. The Nutratonic especially is quite an amazing thing. I don't drink caffeine anymore, but taking a shot of it is kind of like what caffeine used to feel like, except without the bad side effects :-) One 1-ounce shot also gives me an energy boost for 8-12 hours which is pretty cool. Since I'm up so much I use it twice a day now.
Since starting this new sleep schedule I've been napping in my office. Of the 6 computers in the house, 3 are in the office. I have two very large CRT computer monitors in there as well. All of it is turned on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That's not even counting the other smaller gadgets. It never occurred to me that all that stuff might be causing a problem! So, I applied the Universal Chips as directed and the quality of my sleep improved again. Rather than requiring 50 minutes every nap, I found 30 minutes did the trick most of the time. My less frequent over-sleeps are far less traumatic as well. I rarely wake up too groggy to think anymore. What can I say? I'm a convert. This whole electropollution thing is bad, and BioPro's products help!
There have been other benefits I've noticed as well, but since this blog is focused on my polyphasic sleeping I'll spare you the details :-) I still can't believe I'm finally sleeping consistently and only 4 times a day. After 10 weeks of constant struggle the last two weeks have been heaven. I can finally call my conversion a success!
DISCLAIMER: Since I was so sold on the company and its products I decided to start selling their products myself. The links above point to my BioPro store and I DO receive a commission on anything sold there. I mention this for two reasons:
Actually, part of me feels like I should really start the counter over from two weeks ago. Since my last post things have continued to change so dramatically it's hard to know where to begin...
First, I'm now officially on a quadraphasic schedule. My naps are 30-60 minutes long (depending on the time of day, shorter during daylight hours, longer at night) for an average of 3 hours of sleep per day. My wake periods range from 5 hours to 9 hours, though 9 is a stretch and I usually pay the price the next couple of naps. 8 hours is fine though, and I can do two 8 hour blocks a day if necessary.
Talk about a change! Previously I couldn't last more than 5 hours and that was VERY hard. Plus it would throw me off for 24 hours.
So what happened you ask? Well, as I mentioned in my last post, I started taking some new vitamins but that's not really the whole story. I guess I should just start with what happened 3 weeks ago.
On day 63, exactly 9 weeks in, I was introduced to a few products from a company called BioPro Technology. They specialize in products that deal with "electropollution" which is caused by things like computers, cell phones, cordless phones, wireless networking, televisions, high voltage power wires, etc. This is something many of us have heard about in passing but I not many people really pay much attention to. I certainly didn't.
I work with computers for a living and have 6 computers in my house (8 if you count my DVRs) with tons of televisions, computer monitors, and so forth. Not to mention my cell phone which is constantly glued to my hip. Needless to say, if electropollution is a real problem, I'm a prime candidate for suffering ill effects :-)
After doing a bit of research into the problem, it sounded like it was worthwhile to be cautious. I ordered some of their products, including the nutritional supplements (the Bio Produce and Bio Nutratonic) and a bunch of the BioPro Universal Chips. I started using the nutritionals on Day 69 and by the following day I was noticing huge changes in my sleep.
Now, I've been taking nutritional supplements for years and I've tried many brands/qualities. I've NEVER had a reaction like this before. The Nutratonic especially is quite an amazing thing. I don't drink caffeine anymore, but taking a shot of it is kind of like what caffeine used to feel like, except without the bad side effects :-) One 1-ounce shot also gives me an energy boost for 8-12 hours which is pretty cool. Since I'm up so much I use it twice a day now.
Since starting this new sleep schedule I've been napping in my office. Of the 6 computers in the house, 3 are in the office. I have two very large CRT computer monitors in there as well. All of it is turned on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That's not even counting the other smaller gadgets. It never occurred to me that all that stuff might be causing a problem! So, I applied the Universal Chips as directed and the quality of my sleep improved again. Rather than requiring 50 minutes every nap, I found 30 minutes did the trick most of the time. My less frequent over-sleeps are far less traumatic as well. I rarely wake up too groggy to think anymore. What can I say? I'm a convert. This whole electropollution thing is bad, and BioPro's products help!
There have been other benefits I've noticed as well, but since this blog is focused on my polyphasic sleeping I'll spare you the details :-) I still can't believe I'm finally sleeping consistently and only 4 times a day. After 10 weeks of constant struggle the last two weeks have been heaven. I can finally call my conversion a success!
DISCLAIMER: Since I was so sold on the company and its products I decided to start selling their products myself. The links above point to my BioPro store and I DO receive a commission on anything sold there. I mention this for two reasons:
- I don't want someone to notice the name at the top of the BioPro page and think I'm saying all of this just to make money. I really do believe in this company and I think its products can help lots of people. I now use every product they make and they're all really amazing. Making money is nice, but secondary.
- If anyone wants to talk about BioPro in more detail feel free to contact me through the email address on my BioPro Contact Page. I don't intend for this blog to become a BioPro soapbox (though I'm sure it'll come up again).
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