‘I take my sleep incredibly seriously because I have seen the evidence,’ says Professor Matthew Walker
A “catastrophic sleep-loss epidemic” is causing a host of potentially fatal diseases, a leading expert has said.
In an interview with the Guardian, Professor Matthew Walker, director of the Centre for Human Sleep Science at the University of California, Berkeley, said that sleep deprivation affected “every aspect of our biology” and was widespread in modern society.
And yet the problem was not being taken seriously by politicians and employers, with a desire to get a decent night’s sleep often stigmatised as a sign of laziness, he said.
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2 comments:
Unbelievable what we will do for the almighty dollar. Sleep deprivation is a real problem, but if not addressed, doctors send us for sleep studies to then find out we have sleep apnea which means a machine attached to one's face forcing a rhythmic air supply - helping us sleep.
Well maybe if we took care of ourselves to begin with we wouldn't have to go to the Doctor ($$$$) to then be referred to another Doctor ($$$$$) for a test ($$$$$) to see if we have a sleep problem ($$$$$), then identifies the problem as apnea ($$$$$) and need a machine ($$$$$) which we use at home, vacation, etc ($$$$$) then need a disinfectant ($$$$$), then upgrades ($$$$$) not to mention no longer sleeping with your spouse ($$$$)...etc.etc.etc.
Common thread here? MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I try to allow for, and go to bed to get 8 hours of sleep, every night, but my body & mind keep waking up after six hours. Those extra two hours are wasted in bed. Who you gonna believe, your body, or some professor writing a book?
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