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Why Sleep?

The Case for Raising Your Quality of Life, Performance, Health, and Relationships by Getting Optimal Sleep

Dr. Catherine Darley
Aug 10, 2023
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Why Sleep?

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You may be surprised to know that in the early 1900’s, the average sleep duration in America was 9.25 hours per night. Does that surprise you? Since then, decade by decade, sleep totals have declined. Now, in the most recent data from 2018, it’s a scant 6.8 hours nightly. Is that evolutionary change in human physiology, such that we need 20% less sleep?…

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