SWEET DREAMS
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BY SAMANTHA MYERS
GETTING A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP IS NOT A LUXURY.
As the contemporary wellness movement emerged in the last few decades, the focus
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most important things for your well-being
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as a human was neglected — sleep. But photo by D.BLACKMORE / courtesy savoir beds
as wellness has developed into a global phenomenon focused on wellness in all aspects of life, from work to home life, sleep is getting the attention it deserves and needs. “Sleep is really the foundation for wellness,” says Nancy Rothstein who serves as director of Circadian corporate sleep programs and is known as the The Sleep Ambassador. “How we sleep affects how we function, in work and leisure." With the slogan “To live well, you must sleep well,” Rothstein bridges the gap between research, science, information and resources in the field of sleep “Sleep is not a luxury,” Rothstein says of the
According to the World Association of Sleep
sleep disorders need to be recognized and
common misconception in today’s work-
Medicine, sleep deprivation affects the quality
solved,” says Rothstein. “Our brain actually has
focused day and age. “It’s a necessity. It
of life for 45 percent of the world’s population,
a cleansing system that occurs when we are
shouldn’t be a status symbol because it’s
and three-quarters of Americans want to take
sleeping, flushing toxins. When we are sleep-
as essential as food and oxygen.” Although
measures to improve their sleep. “When people
deprived, over time it causes deposits and can
behaviors have changed amongst society to
don’t get enough sleep, it affects health, mind
cause premature dementia and other issues.”
adjust to the technological and fast-paced
and spirit. Lack of sleep is tied to weight gain
world, our biology hasn’t — we still need sleep.
and various health problems. And undiagnosed
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