These days, people are trading simple bedtime routines for “sleepmaxxing,” the trend of elaborate practices and hacks that have taken over social media and promise to maximize and optimize sleep. The idea behind sleepmaxxing—getting sufficient, good quality sleep—isn’t new, says Aruna Rao, assistant professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine. “People are finally realizing the importance of a good night’s sleep. There are so many positive, downstream effects,” she says, on physical health, mood, memory, cognitive function, and athletic performance. Tap the link in our bio to read 𝗜 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗺𝗮𝘅𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗜𝗳 𝗜𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝘆 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽. ✍️ : cyu888 #getoutside #sleepmaxing