Sleep is one of the key determinants of healthspan. The Big 4 are – Smoking, Nutrition/BMI, Slcohol, Physical activity/sedentarism. Sleep w/ stress & social participation make up the final S in SNAPS
Together these can add nearly 20 years of life w/out disability. Put another way they prevent you from aging fast. Keep you’re biological age young! You can’t change you’re chronological age but you can lower you’re biological age.
The reward – less pain, diabetes, heart disease, mental health issues, dementia, falls, frailty, & even cancer!
https://www.ft.com/con…/e6ccdcac-133d-11e9-a581-4ff78404524e
Sleep expert Matthew Walker on the secret to a good night’s rest
The neuroscientist talks about combating insomnia, going up against Big Pharma — and why night owls shouldn’t feel guilty
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