Why did I love this book?
I found this book to be an excellent testament to the importance of good quality sleep. The author engages the reader by not only presenting his own research, but all the current research on how all the aspects of sleep are critical for brain health.
We spend literally one-third of our lives asleep. There are many brain maintenance functions that are critical during the sleep process. This book describes how each one of these functions is important for the brain and mental health in general.
2 authors picked Why We Sleep as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
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'Vital ... a life-raft' Guardian
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Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's,…