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“There does not seem to be one major organ within the body, or process within the brain, that isn’t optimally enhanced by sleep (and detrimentally impaired when we don’t get enough). If, as research shows, sleep functions like a fountain of youth, why aren’t humans getting more of it? Walker asks. Dolphins, Walker says, “can even sleep with half a brain,” meaning that one hemisphere of the brain remains awake at all times while the other falls, off and on, into a deep slumber. Lions and tigers typically snooze 15 hours a day while brown bats sleep for a whole 19 hours. Of all the creatures in the animal kingdom, the book argues, humans are the only ones to “deliberately deprive themselves of sleep for no sound reason,” Walker says. He also explains the power of circadian rhythms, the therapeutic importance of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) dream sleep, and how alcohol, caffeine, pharmaceutical stimulants and sedatives disrupt sleep cycles and degrade the quality of brain waves that promote the rich slumber that wards off illness.Ĭumulatively, he argues, the cognitive, emotional and physiological stresses of too few hours of sleep take a toll on such frontline personnel as military fighters, first responders, commercial airline pilots and long-haul truck drivers, leading to vehicular accidents, botched surgeries and fatalities, and, in the case of exhausted parents, child neglect and abuse. He describes how the overtired brain and body make us vulnerable to cancer, Alzheimer’s, depression, anxiety, obesity, stroke, chronic pain, diabetes and heart attacks, among other medical conditions. In the newly published Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, Walker guides us through decades of sleep research. Matthew shares what they have learned from his amazing sleep studies and how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better. This fascinating book is written by Professor Matthew Walker, the Director of UC Berkeley’s (GO BEARS!) Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab. “Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dream” Compared to the other basic drives in life-eating, drinking, and reproducing-the purpose of sleep remained elusive. I wanted to let you know about a new book, the first book by a leading scientific expert on sleep and it is not sleep inducing in the least bit (unless you follow its advice).ĭid you know that sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity? Until very recently, science had no answer to the question “why do we sleep?” We did not truly know what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when we don’t sleep. Vaginal and Uterine Septum Corrective SurgeryĪre you interested in getting more sleep? Name someone our age who isn’t!.LEEP Procedure & Cold Knife Cone Biopsy.Osteoporosis and Osteopenia In Menopause.Mood Changes, Irritability, and Menopause.Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VAIN).Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Hormonal Disorder (PCOS).Abnormal Pap Smears & Cervical Dysplasia.
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