Eat Cheese Before Bed for Money, Sleep Company Asks
- A sleep company is looking for people to eat cheese for money.
- The effort is part of a study on how different types of cheeses affect sleep quality.
- Participants will have to log their sleep behaviors for three months.
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If getting paid to eat cheese every night — like “30 Rock” character Liz Lemon — sounds like a dream come true, you might be the perfect candidate for a study on how cheese affects sleep.
Sleep Junkie, a research company affiliated with mattress retailer, Amerisleep, LLC, is looking for participants for a study on whether or not the old myth that cheese causes nightmares holds up.
“If chosen, our sleep experts will provide a list of cheeses that should be eaten each week, from a variety of cheese types, such as blue, hard, soft-ripened and processed,” a job application for the trial reads. “The trial will also include vegan and lactose-free cheese within the selection.”
After eating the various cheeses and falling asleep, participants will have to write an evaluation of their dreams, nightmares, and overall sleep quality when they wake up.
The study will last 3 months,…
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