K, so for one, who noticed we’re all getting fatter as a nation, and yet we get no sleep? 1.) Yep, that’s one reason why Sleep matters. Lack of sleep increases your insulin resistance which inevitably can lead to prediabetes and even full blown diabetes. It can also lead to carbohydrate cravings. 2.) Cancer! Lack of sleep (4 hours of or less) can lead to a poor response from Natural Killer T cells. Natural Killer cells lead to downstream activation of immune cells in tumor micro-environments. They fight cancer! You want to BOOST THESE BABIES! 3.) Your heart! Lack of sleep reduces your growth hormone activity which is a component in the repair of your endothelial cells (the cells in your blood vessels). Efficient endothelial cell repair helps prevent coronary artery plaque build up. (By the way did you ever watch footage of a beating heart? It’s insane how hard that thing works just to keep us going; let’s give it a hand!) 4.) Your brain! Sleep allows waste products like beta-amyloid to get pumped out of the brain when the glial cells curl up and sleep (ok, they don’t actually curl up but they DO get smaller letting the glymphatic system […]

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