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 Step 5: Sleep for Health

Today we are going to talk about sleep! Oh how I love sleep. I bet you do too. But I also bet (like me) you’ve chosen productivity over sleep at some point. LIkely more often than you’d like.. Today we’re talking about why sleep is so essential for our health. 

Sleep Trends in the USSleep and our bodiesSleep and foodEffects of poor sleepHigh blood pressureDiabetesWeightCognitive difficultiesMoodTips for improving sleep 

Sources

Kelly, J and Shull J. Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine: The Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Manual. 2nd Edition. American College of Lifestyle medicine. 2019.

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