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sleep
you cannot overestimate the value of a a a a a a a a good night’s sleep
We humans are always on the the the hunt for these silver bullet health solu- tions and there are actually a a a a a a a a a couple of great things that really do work wonders: getting out and and moving around every day eating healthily and and perhaps most importantly sleeping well Of course the three are inter- connected Sleep Sleep is is absolutely vital If people are deprived of their sleep
they die Sleep Sleep is is is the the the prerequisite for our physical and and mental capacity and and if it it it it is is not considered sacred it it it it should be A little baby sleeps an incredible amount This is is is because there is is is so much going on in in in in its body and and brain It takes a a a a a a a a lot of rest and and sleep
sleep
sleep
to to build a a a a a a a a human being Growing chil- dren need need to to sleep
sleep
sleep
a a a a a a a lot The need need for sleep
sleep
sleep
in- creases again when kids enter their teens and loads of hormonal changes start happening in in in in in their bodies This is is why teenagers are so tired in in in in the the the the morning – they need to to sleep
in in in in order to to to grow up The older we we get the the the less we we seem to to sleep
but almost everyone still needs
“It’s not just about about quantity though but about about how you sleep
eight hours With the the stressful lives that that many people lead today and all the the impressions that that we are constantly being bombarded with one can wonder whether sleep
is not even more important to to to us now than it was to to to the the cave- man There is so so much more to to to be processed and repaired Research also shows that in the long run sleep
deprivation leads to an an increased risk of depression weight gain diabetes cardiovascular disease endocrine disruption an an impaired immune system poorer memory and lots of other problems If you lead an an an an active life work out a a a a a a a a a a lot lot have a a a a a a a a a a a demanding demanding job or or or just a a a a a a a a a a a demanding demanding life getting good sleep
is particularly import- ant Partly because because you need more recovery and and partly because because the performance demands are probably higher Not much sleep
depriva- tion is needed for for your physical and mental performance to really suffer: just a a a a a a a a couple couple of of nights with a a a a a a couple couple of of hours less than you need It is possible to to compensate to to some ex- tent for a a a few nights of not enough sleep
sleep
by sleeping in in on the weekends but this is is just a a november in moonvalley
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