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A review by pittyputty
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
4.0
What an utterly dispiriting book.
Sleep is important, it heals; it also consolidates learning.
However, not sleeping will kill you, not sleeping 8 hours a night will shorten your life, and sleeping much less will shorten your life a lot. Not enough shut eye; serious mental health issues: depression, the schizophrenias (If they're not caused by being sleep deprived, then they're made worse). Not getting your daily dose, expect serious ailments: cancer, diabetes, heart attacks and the like.
Trying to diet, make sleep a part of it or you'll burn more muscle than fat. Apparently, your forty winks are more important than exercise and a healthy diet. (You won't get the full benefits without a good night's sleep before and after.) Sleep-deprived driving is more dangerous than drunk driving...
Some good stuff about NREM and REM sleep--very important! For example, if you don't have enough REM sleep the night after practicing something or trying to remember something, you won't see any improvement--Even after the second and third night of excellent sleep. (I didn't sleep well last night, so some of this information is bound to be wrong.)
Our society is doing sleep all wrong, especially for teens and shift workers.
So, the take-away, give yourself a non-negotiable eight hour window for sleep. If you suffer from a lack of slumber, get medical help from a sleep specialist.
As I said, dispiriting, but well worth the read.
Sleep is important, it heals; it also consolidates learning.
However, not sleeping will kill you, not sleeping 8 hours a night will shorten your life, and sleeping much less will shorten your life a lot. Not enough shut eye; serious mental health issues: depression, the schizophrenias (If they're not caused by being sleep deprived, then they're made worse). Not getting your daily dose, expect serious ailments: cancer, diabetes, heart attacks and the like.
Trying to diet, make sleep a part of it or you'll burn more muscle than fat. Apparently, your forty winks are more important than exercise and a healthy diet. (You won't get the full benefits without a good night's sleep before and after.) Sleep-deprived driving is more dangerous than drunk driving...
Some good stuff about NREM and REM sleep--very important! For example, if you don't have enough REM sleep the night after practicing something or trying to remember something, you won't see any improvement--Even after the second and third night of excellent sleep. (I didn't sleep well last night, so some of this information is bound to be wrong.)
Our society is doing sleep all wrong, especially for teens and shift workers.
So, the take-away, give yourself a non-negotiable eight hour window for sleep. If you suffer from a lack of slumber, get medical help from a sleep specialist.
As I said, dispiriting, but well worth the read.