What happens when we sleep?

Sleep is a period of rest during which your body gets a break from daytime stress and activity. Although the body is relaxed during sleep, the mind is hard at work! In fact, what happens during sleep affects almost every bodily system.
Sleep is just as important to your health as food and water. What happens during sleep affects how you think, feel, and function during the day. Good sleep leaves you feeling your best and comes with a range of benefits - from a better mood to enhanced learning and memory.
Considering that you spend around one-third of your life asleep, it’s understandable that you might be curious about what happens during your nightly rest. Understanding how sleep works can empower you to improve your sleep health and get the full benefits of a good night’s rest!
Join sleep expert, Dr. Michael Breus, as he covers the different stages of sleep, and what influences both the quality and quantity of the sleep we do get.
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0:00 What is sleep?
1:00 What are the stages of sleep?
2:40 What influences the quality and length of sleep?
3:40 How much sleep do we need?
4:30 Why is sleep important for our health?
😴 Michael Breus, Ph.D., is a double board-certified clinical psychologist and sleep expert. He's been in practice since 1999 and helped thousands of patients improve their sleep. Dr. Breus has written five books on sleep and conducted over 1,000 interviews to the press and public.
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