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    This week I’m thinking about sleep. An overlooked and neglected component that is vital to our optimal reasoning and performance. Too often we look to the lack of sleep as a badge of honor indicating exemplary endurance.

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    This week I’m thinking about sleep. An overlooked and neglected component that is vital to our optimal reasoning and performance. Too often we look to the lack of sleep as a badge of honor indicating exemplary endurance.

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    Go To Sleep

    Uploaded by

    David Almeida
    This week I’m thinking about sleep. An overlooked and neglected component that is vital to our optimal reasoning and performance. Too often we look to the lack of sleep as a badge of honor indicating exemplary endurance.

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    Go To Sleep!

    TASK AT HAND:ThisweekImthinkingaboutsleep.An
    overlookedandneglectedcomponentthatisvitaltoour
    optimalreasoningandperformance.Toooftenwelooktothe
    lackofsleepasabadgeofhonorindicatingexemplary
    endurance.Ilookbackatmyyearsasaresearcher,medical
    student,andon-callinternandhowIwouldconsider30or40
    hourswithoutsleepaproudachievement.Now,Irealizethat,
    inthoseinstances,Ifailedtocareformyselfandoperatedin
    suboptimalconditions.
    Weknowthatsleeprestrictionandsleepdeprivationis
    linkedwiththedevelopmentofdiseaseslikeobesity,
    diabetes,andhypertension.
    Researchershaveshownthatseveresleeplossjoltsthei
    mmunesystemjustasstressdoes,impairingourabilityt
    oproperlytacklementalandphysicaltasks
    (check out study here).
    Sleeplossquadruplestheriskofstroke
    (find the study here).Lackofsleepisnotabadgeof
    honor;rather,itisamarkofembarrassmentreflecting
    ourmyopicself-awarenessandunwillingnesstobeour
    best.
    Most healthy adults need 7 to 9 hours of sleep a
    night.Althoughsomeindividualscanfunctionwithout
    sleepinessordrowsinessafteraslittleas6hoursofsleep
    knownasshortsleepersthisrepresentslessthan1%ofthe
    populationso,chancesare,thisisnotyou.
    Shortsleepersarebelievedtoderivethisabilityfromagene
    ticmutationontheDEC2gene
    (check out the study here).
    GRATIS:Manistheonlymammalthatwillinglydelays
    sleep.Stopdoingit!Foryourhealthandengagement,go
    tosleep!

    Mybesttoyou,
    DavidAlmeida
    david@davidalmeidamd.com
    -Seemoreat:
    http://davidalmeidamd.com/2017/03/#sthash.NrKqEN6t
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