pimg class=”alignright” title=”Crescent Moon Says Go to Sleep” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/crescentmoon.jpg” alt=”crescentmoon” width=”319″ height=”213″ /Sleep is the cousin of death, wise men have said. Strange thought it may seem, though, avoiding this sometimes annoyingly-insistent-that-you-hang-out cousin will actually bring you closer to an early death. It#8217;s not a pleasant thing to consider, but it#8217;s the truth; bad sleep is associated strongly with early mortality, being overweight, having metabolic syndrome, and getting cancer. I#8217;ve said it, your doctor says it, and anyone who#8217;s ever had a bad night#8217;s sleep and felt like death the next day will say it: sleep is absolutely essential to happiness, health, and longevity. On the positive side, there#8217;s nothing quite so pleasurable as a good night#8217;s sleep, from the initial application of one#8217;s head to the pillow, to the insanely vivid dream-visions that descend upon you in the midst of it, to the peerless happiness and boundless energy you […]
Original post by Mark Sisson
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