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THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER TLS, OBSERVER, SUNDAY TIMES, FT, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL AND EVENING STANDARD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017 Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, read by John Sackville. Includes a bonus PDF of graphs and diagrams. Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimers, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why its absence is so damaging to our health. Compared to the other basic drives in life - eating, drinking, and reproducing - the purpose of sleep remained elusive. Now, in this book, the first of its kind written by a scientific expert, Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters. Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies, Why We Sleep delves in to everything from what really happens during REM sleep to how caffeine and alcohol affect sleep and why our sleep patterns change across a lifetime, transforming our appreciation of the extraordinary phenomenon that safeguards our existence. Vital ... a life-raft Guardian A top sleep scientist argues that sleep is more important for our health than diet or exercise The Times It had a powerful effect on me Observer I urge you all to read this book Times Higher Education
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Absolutely astonishing new scientific studies results in the field of sleep that are smartly put together in an amazing self-help book!
Every one of us has heard all those tips about how to get a better night sleep. But has anyone known what happens to your entire being when we don't get enough sleep? There's so many consequences of getting just less than 7 hours of sleep nightly, and all of them are wisely and thoroughly discussed in this book, and also backed up with the scientific data, statistics, and results from the real experiments and tests.
It does start a bit boring in the first few chapters, but as I progressed through the book, it unfolded to be very interesting and eye-opening with the facts that scare you and make you reconsider your sleep-related life choices. I also absolutely adored the directness and honesty of the author by stating what he actually thinks about some spheres of life that neglect the importance of our slumber.
I genuinely couldn't recommend this book enough!
It's an absolute must read, I've already been recommending it to all my friends and have been rambling about every single chapter to everyone. It's one of those books that has to be read early in life to not ever neglect such a crucial part of our life — SLEEP.
100% a super-duper recommendation!
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