When Should I Use and Not Use NuCalm Rescue and Why?
If you fall asleep too late in the day, it can compromise and delay the time you naturally fall asleep. This is similar to using NuCalm Rescue too late in the day.
The physics in the Rescue neuroacoustic software algorithm forces the Alpha-Theta crossover phenomenon 9 times in a 35-second increment. The Alpha-Theta crossover occurs when the brain waves oscillate between 4-12 Hz and indicates hypnagogia, a transitional state between wakefulness and sleep. This event happens organically as the body transitions into REM sleep 1 time in the same 35-second increment. This phenomenon is critical to cellular health and stability because this event broadcasts an electrical pulse throughout the body that resets the sodium and potassium ions in each cell and restores electrical equilibrium at the cell membrane.
This cellular reboot is one of the main reasons that the results from Harvard Medical School study indicate that a 20-minute exposure of Rescue is the equivalent of a 2-5 hour deep restorative nap.
Questions about when to use Rescue
Why shouldn't I use Rescue late in the day?
Using Rescue too late in the day can delay the time you naturally fall asleep, much like taking a nap too late does. Rescue guides the brain into the alpha-theta crossover, a transitional state between wakefulness and sleep, so it is best used when it will not interfere with your normal sleep onset.
What is the alpha-theta crossover?
The alpha-theta crossover happens when brain waves oscillate between 4 and 12 Hz, and it signals hypnagogia, the transitional state between wakefulness and sleep. It occurs naturally once in a 35-second span as the body moves into REM sleep. The Rescue algorithm is designed to produce it 9 times in the same span.
Why does the alpha-theta crossover matter for the body?
NuCalm describes it as important for cellular health. Each crossover sends an electrical pulse through the body that resets the sodium and potassium ions in each cell and restores electrical equilibrium at the cell membrane. NuCalm calls this a cellular reboot and credits it as a main reason for the restorative results of Rescue.