This simply means adopting good habits that help the body sleep and avoiding bad ones, like using your phone before bed or eating too late. “It’s how you take care of sleep, how you ensure a good night’s sleep day after day, which is so important for every vital function,” Lefkowitz explains. “Our brains effectively wash away their waste toxins during sleep,” explains sports sleep coach Nick Littlehales, the author of a new book, Sleep. For women, the figures double: women are down 56 minutes’ sleep each night, totalling 10 days a year. Littlehales is of the opinion that their main value is in getting people talking about sleep, and providing some education about sleep cycles.

Source: National Post January 31, 2017 18:17 UTC