“You can live longer without food than you can without sleep. It
has also been reported that if you go without sleep for extended
periods of time, your mental health will be significantly
compromised, and you may experience episodes of manic behaviour
or deep depression” For most of us, it won’t be as dramatic as
going a week without sleep. It will be a more subtle kind of
sleep deprivation that can take place because of bad habits,
medical conditions, small children or shift work, and it can
have a dramatic impact on our health, not to mention our quality
of life. Adequate sleep, which is six to eight hours for the
average person, is required for your body to regenerate and
handle day to day demands. Quality of sleep is important, as
well. If you are getting eight hours of sleep, but having it
interrupted a number of times throughout the night, you may
experience the same physical and emotional fatigue as someone
who is not getting the quantity of sleep that they need. Sleep
Is A Pillar Of Holistic Health! Q