It's well known that sleep is an important biological function essential for life. When we sleep many important processes take place that help the body to physically recover and repair, supports brain development, cardiac function and body metabolism, as well it supports learning, improving memory and mood.

Good sleep = Good Health 

On this episode, Dr. Barb talks about how getting enough sleep each day is one of the most important things you can do for your health as well as reducing your risk for most chronic diseases. Sleeping well makes us feel better, more alert, energetic, and better able to perform our daily tasks. Tune in to find out how you can improve your sleep so you can reap all the benefits of this non-negotiable element of your health.

Sleep is medicine.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday season!

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National Sleep Foundation. (2020, March 7). The National Sleep Foundation’s 2020 Sleep in America Poll Shows Alarming Level of Sleepiness and Low Levels of Action., Retrieved from: https://www.thensf.org/2020-sleep-in-america-poll-shows-alarming-level-of-sleepiness/

Patel, A. K., Reddy, V., & Araujo, J. F. (2020). Physiology, Sleep Stages. StatPearls Publishing., Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526132/

Ramar, K. et al. (2021) “Sleep is essential to health: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position statement,” Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 17(10), pp. 2115–2119. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.9476.

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