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• Lack of sleep is a public health epidemic, and insufficient sleep has been linked to a wide variety of health problems, both physical and psychological
• Tips and tricks to address common sleep problems, such as back pain, insomnia, difficulty waking up, racing thoughts or leg cramps keeping you up at night, and more, are included
• Dietary choices and electromagnetic fields may also disrupt your sleep and may need to be addressed. In the short term, while more permanent solutions are being implemented, you can also use natural sleep aids such as melatonin, chamomile or valerian root

The importance of sleep is widely ignored and the cost rarely considered, even though it includes everything from reduced work productivity and increased risk of serious accidents to psychological deterioration and physiological dysfunction.

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• According to a poll of 2,000 adults, the average time most people go to bed is before 10 p.m. — 9:54 p.m. to be exact
• Despite this reasonable bedtime, many still wake up feeling tired; this may be because your night’s rest is only restorative if you’re able to fall asleep and stay asleep
• Among adults, 4 in 10 say they’re bad sleepers, while another 60% say their nighttime routine needs work
• People with the most irregular sleep had the highest dementia risk and were 53% more likely to develop the condition than those with more regular sleep patterns
• The glymphatic system, which your brain uses for detoxification, is particularly active during sleep, which may actually serve to kickstart the system

Getting to bed too late is often blamed for feeling groggy the next morning. But according to a poll of 2,000 adults, the average time most people go to bed is before 10 p.m. — 9:54 p.m. to be exact.¹

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I generally get between 6 and 7 hours of sleep per night, as I have to get up at 5:00 am for my daily slog to work. It’s not enough. I’m a morning person and get a lot of stuff done early. But, by the time I get home between 6:00 and 6:30 every night, I’m drained. I can’t think clearly enough to write articles at night. The lack of sleep has definitely affected my health and is a big factor in my diabetes. Only 7 or 8 more years of the daily slog before I can get some sleep. Something to look forward to.

How many days of the week do you wake up feeling exhausted? If you really feel like a slave to your alarm clock, you aren’t alone. Only one in 7 Americans wake up feeling fresh every day of the week, according to a poll conducted by YouGov. Experts have traditionally recommended eight hours sleep, though seven hours should also be sufficient.

45 percent of Americans sleeping 7 to 8 hours a night reported feeling tired or fatigued up to three times a week. 27 percent of people said they wake up tired on 4 or more days per week. Those only managing six hours sleep or less each night are, quite unsurprisingly, the most tired. 54 percent of people getting six or less hours sleep wake up tired 4 or more days a week.

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