Snooze or Lose: Why Sleep Deprivation Matters
Bill Clinton. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. What do these three have in common? It’s not what you think! These three, along with other notables such as Nikolai Tesla, Thomas Edison, and Benjamin Franklin, all have boasted they can get by with less than five hours of sleep at night. But that’s not an asset . . . it’s a LIABILITY. What is so wrong about sleeping less? Plenty. Numerous studies have shown that sleep deprivation increases your risk of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. It hinders your immune system. We have all experienced decreased cognitive performance after a poor night of sleep, but the problem goes deeper than this. Chronic sleep deprivation has...