At least forty million Americans suffer from long term sleep disorder. There are millions of dollars spent on health related issues that sleep deprivation causes, not to mention the lost productivity at work.* Tonight, ABC News had a story about the effect's of sleep deprivation on memory and our brain cells. If you hardly get enough sleep or always wake up during your deep stage of your sleep, before having gone through a complete sleep cycle, say by an alarm for work or a crying baby, or both, it affects how your brain cells work. Specially, it affects your memory. You won't remember things as well as you could or used to, and it can get worse. This is just one of the side affects. I was going to search for the full story online, which led me to discovering ABC's Sleep Center! They have a whole website dedicated to this cause and supporting people with sleep disorder, emphasizing sleep's importance, and raising awareness. Take advantage of its guidelines and support.
Sleep well! It is important.
* According to ABC News' Sleep Center site, and they say according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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