"Why We Sleep is an important and fascinating book...Walker taught
me a lot about this basic activity that every person on Earth
needs. I suspect his book will do the same for you." --Bill Gates A
New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this
"stimulating and important book" (Financial Times) is a fascinating
dive into the purpose and power of slumber. Sleep is one of the
most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness,
and longevity. Until very recently, science had no answer to the
question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer
such devastating health consequences when we don't sleep. Compared
to the other basic drives in life--eating, drinking, and
reproducing--the purpose of sleep remained elusive. An explosion of
scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light
on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now, preeminent
neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new
understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming. Within
the brain, sleep enriches our ability to learn, memorize, and make
logical decisions. It recalibrates our emotions, restocks our
immune system, fine-tunes our metabolism, and regulates our
appetite. Dreaming mollifies painful memories and creates a virtual
reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge
to inspire creativity. Walker answers important questions about
sleep: how do caffeine and alcohol affect sleep? What really
happens during REM sleep? Why do our sleep patterns change across a
lifetime? How do common sleep aids affect us and can they do
long-term damage? Charting cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs,
and synthesizing decades of research and clinical practice, Walker
explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood, and
energy levels; regulate hormones; prevent cancer, Alzheimer's, and
diabetes; slow the effects of aging; increase longevity; enhance
the education and lifespan of our children, and boost the
efficiency, success, and productivity of our businesses.
Clear-eyed, fascinating, and accessible, Why We Sleep is a crucial
and illuminating book.
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