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Our floodlit society has made sleep deprivation a lifestyle. But we know more than ever about how we rest—and how it keeps us healthy.
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Fatherly
You Have to Choose Between Sleep or Exercise. Make the Right Choice
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3 min read · 114 saves · 2019-09-20 · Melaina Juntti · Get more rest or go hit the gym. Which one will help give your day, and week, a boost? Let science be your guide.
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2 min read · 125 saves · 2019-12-16 · In a good way! The author explains the benefits of a good night’s rest.
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The Atlantic
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455 saves · From 2016 · Not getting enough sleep can have serious consequences, but people’s lifestyles often show a worrying disregard for the human body’s natural wake/sleep patterns. In this informative and entertaining article, health media guru and senior editor at The Atlantic James Hamblin, MD, looks at people’s paradoxical relationship to sleep and explains the physical and mental effects of their attempts to meddle with their body’s natural rhythms. getAbstract recommends this article to anyone looking to understand what happens to the brain and body when sleep proves elusive.
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TED Talks
The 7 types of rest that every person needs
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3 min read · 112 saves · Jan 6th · Are you getting your seven or eight hours of sleep a night — yet you still feel exhausted? Here’s why that could be happening, according to physician Saundra Dalton-Smith.
