Friday, January 30, 2015

What Happens While You're Asleep

by Angela Epstein, Daily Mail Online 

We spend about one-third of our lives asleep. But far from being wasted time, from the moment we slide into unconsciousness, a whole raft of functions takes place to make sure that we get optimal benefit from our nightly rest.

Sleep is the time the body can undergo repair and detoxification. Poor sleep patterns are linked to poor health - and those who sleep less than six hours a night have a shorter life expectancy than those who sleep for longer. So sleep has a profound effect on our mental, emotional and physical well-being.

In this article, Daily Mail writer Angela Epstein explains how the body works on when we drift off.  Read the entire article.

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