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Top 10 Tips to Sleep Like a Boss

During sleep, you body stores long-term memories, repairs damaged tissues, flushes out toxins, and even repairs your DNA.

Just one night of sleep deprivation can impair motor function, decrease response time as if you’ve been drinking and cause a healthy person to respond to sugar like a type-2 diabetic – increased blood sugar level and decreased sensitivity to insulin.

It’s something we neglect in favor of finishing projects, going to baseball games, or to binge watch the latest season of The Great British Baking Show on Netflix.  (Been there, done that.)

People who are well rested have quicker reaction times, improved memory, faster healing, increased immunity, and lower body fat.  They also enjoy lower rates of everything from car accidents to heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

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