Do you have social jet lag? Here's what to do
(CNN)Do you love to stay up late and then catch up on sleep on the weekend or a day off? If so, you could be committing a social faux pas -- when it comes to your sleep that is.
Want the best sleep of your life? Sign up for the Sleep, But Better newsletter series for helpful hints to achieve better sleep. (CNN)Do you love to stay up late and then catch up on sleep on the weekend or a day off? If so, you could be committing a social faux pas -- when it comes to your sleep that is.Called "social jet lag" by sleep scientists, it's the delay in your body's natural sleep clock that occurs when you stay up late on Friday and Saturday nights to socialize and then sleep in to catch up."Just like the way traveling from New York to Los Angeles can sometimes wreak havoc on your circadian rhythm (your body's natural clock), so too can staying up late at the end of a stressful work week and sleeping in on weekends," said sleep
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