How Well Do You Sleep?

Sleep is often our last priority in our busy lives, but it is vital to our health in ways you may not be aware of.

As well as allowing our systems to regenerate and our memories to integrate, getting enough sleep lets bodily processes such as the release of various hormones to take place.

I recently purchased a documentary called Dead Tired which features the latest science from around the world that proves lack of sleep is harmful to the mind and body. It shows evidence that tiredness can cause heart attacks, diabetes, obesity and depression.

It documents a sleep deprivation experiment on an otherwise fit & healthy 25 year old man, and how the experiment had to be cut short as his insulin levels were incredibly high and he was pre-diabetic - the experiment went for a week.

I urge you to watch this DVD and see how sleep disruption and tiredness may be affecting your health, as well as strategies for overcoming this, while still living your life to it's fullest - and it's longest!

*Dead Tired is made by Mindful Media