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Everything you need to know about sleep and health

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Why does sleep become more elusive as we age? It has to do with shifts in "sleep architecture"4 min · Dec 2023 · Insomnia and fatigue can worsen with time, but it doesn't have to be complicated to find decent rest · Shared by 228, including Marinel Bijmolt🤓
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The CDC notes that "A third of US adults report that they usually get less than the recommended amount of sleep." It's a crisis that can wreak havoc on our physical and mental health, with sleep deprivation contributing to obesity, hypertension, diabetes, depression and stroke.
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Evolution Didn’t Wire Us for Eight Hours of Sleep7 min · May 2022 · Chimps sleep nine hours a night. Cotton-top tamarins sleep about 13. What happened to humans? · Shared by 735, including Colin Wright, Antonio Vieira Santos, Marinel Bijmolt🤓, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing
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Why Do We Dream? A New Theory on How It Protects Our Brains8 min · From 2020 · Shared by 429, including John Maeda, Neil Hart 💙, Chris Isak, Matteo Furia, Daniel Kraft, MD, Amicitia, David Eagleman, Sarah Isgur, DoctorPeinado, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Neuroskeptic 🇺🇦, Marinel Bijmolt🤓, Tiffani Ashley Bell
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our loss of a sense is only temporary, then the rapid conquest of brain territory may not be so helpful.  And this, we propose, is why we dream.
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The Mammalian Brain Starts Eating Itself When It Doesn't Get Enough Sleep3 min · From 2020 · The need for sleep goes far beyond simply replenishing our energy levels every 12 hours. Our brains actually change states when we sleep to clear away the toxic byproducts of neural activity left… · Shared by 101, including Cannapollo, Marinel Bijmolt🤓, Joe Rogan, Danielle Fong 🙋🏻‍♀️
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Why skimping on sleep makes your brain crave sweets3 min · From 2019 · The secret lies in the way your brain makes sense of scents · Shared by 29, including Eric Topol, Peter Shankman, News from Science, AAAS, Marinel Bijmolt🤓
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Sleep Scientist Warns Against Walking Through Life 'In An Underslept State'7 min · From 2017 · Shared by 160, including Harpreet Singh, Ward Plunet, Liliane Ferrari ™, Gérard Godin, Paddy Zab, Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, Dominik Grolimund, Gabriele, Klaus Eck, Marinel Bijmolt🤓, Thomas Power, Layton Diament, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, hiten.eth, Martina Grolimund, Florian Hanke 🍎, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷
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Scientists Now Know How Sleep Cleans Toxins From the Brain4 min · From 2019 · The synchronized brain waves of non-REM sleep may play a key role in preventing toxins from accumulating in a person's brain. · Shared by 169, including Miguel Angel Escotet, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Eric Topol, SusanaDeLeón, MD, Dr. Simon A. Rego, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Rick King, Liv 😷, Chintan Shah, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, John Nosta, David Pearce, Marinel Bijmolt🤓, Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute, Padmasree, Lee Keyes, Vikram Dutt, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA
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Why does sleep become more elusive as we age? It has to do with shifts in "sleep architecture"

Evolution Didn’t Wire Us for Eight Hours of Sleep

Why Do We Dream? A New Theory on How It Protects Our Brains

The Mammalian Brain Starts Eating Itself When It Doesn't Get Enough Sleep

Why skimping on sleep makes your brain crave sweets

Sleep Scientist Warns Against Walking Through Life 'In An Underslept State'

Scientists Now Know How Sleep Cleans Toxins From the Brain

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