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Mayo Clinic teaches moderation which is going to be different for each of us. You need to find that 'line' to not step over from mental and/or physical exertion. I also have proven to myself over and over that a good nights rest as measured by Apple Watch is key. My Apple Watch tells me bad nights sleep, good nights sleep, great nights sleep, and more. I can attribute my sleep performance to behaviors of eating amount, eating timing, alcohol consumption, other suspicions and adjust accordingly. For a while I was paying attention to Apple Health features called "Active Energy" and "Physical Effort" as a means of finding my 'line'. One thing for sure is I know when I haven't behaved. I experience PEM and Brain Fog for several days until I recover. So my main countermeasures are knowing my 'line' and a daily power nap not to exceed 30 minutes. Apple Watch and Apple Health aren't the only game in town for technology that can help, it just happens to be what I use.

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To beachbum —

Thanks for your detailed description of the different sleep performance factors you monitor. And, how you use your Apple Watch to gauge your sleep quality and to measure your Active Energy and Physical Effort.

I do nap on most days, in response to actually feeling sleepy. However, I’ll try to include a nap every day, as a preventive measure.

— friedrich