Doctor says he has a foolproof method for falling asleep quickly – but not everyone is convinced
- Doctor shares opinion with bizarre sleep hack that leaves people unconvinced
- @Motivationaldoc uploaded the video to TikTok, which has nearly 3 million views
A doctor is divided on TikTok after sharing his method to fall asleep quickly, but users are not convinced.
@Motivationaldoc uploaded the video – which has been viewed more than 2.7 million times – to share his foolproof way of falling asleep.
In his video, the doctor tells users to place their index, middle, and ring fingers at the crease of the wrist, “right between the two tendons.”
He then demonstrates how to continuously hold this point for “about a minute” before “holding that point.”
@Motivationaldoc uploaded the video – which has been viewed more than 2.7 million times – to share his surefire way to fall asleep
In his video, the doctor tells users to hold their index finger, middle finger, and ring finger at the crease of the wrist, “right between the two tendons.”
He then shows you how to continuously press this point for “about a minute” before “holding that point”
The doctor then instructs people to ‘shut down’ [their] eyes’ and ‘watch you fall asleep’.
Despite the video having been viewed nearly three million times, reactions from TikTok users have been mixed.
One user jokingly said, “Then why didn’t he fall asleep?”.
Another disapproved of the method, saying, “Try it. Did not work’.
A third TikTok user joked, “Can you record a video on how to wake up fast on your next video?” I’m currently asleep and need a video to help me wake up.”
While this particular “sleep hack” drew mixed reactions, @motivationaldoc has more than 2.9 million followers on TikTok, and his videos get nearly 23 million likes.
While not everyone was convinced of this particular method of falling asleep quickly, researchers at Harvard Medical School found that participants in a new study who maintained a regular and healthy sleep schedule were 40 percent less likely to die early than those who didn’t. did.
This means consistently getting about seven to nine hours of sleep, similar to the national recommendations.
‘The results suggest [the] benefits of expanding the public conversation about getting ‘a good night’s sleep’ and broadening this goal to get many good nights in a row, on weekdays and weekends,” said research led by Joon Chung, involved in the investigation, in a press release.
The findings were presented at the regular meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Indianapolis, Indiana, held in June 2023.
According to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the findings come when a third of Americans don’t get enough sleep — at least seven hours a night.
A lack of sleep is consistently linked to chronic health problems such as heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, obesity and depression.