03/17/2023
Just like eating well and exercising, sleep is a behavior that is foundational to one’s physical, mental, and social well-being.
Sleep is essential to health. It is a critical pillar of health, like nutrition and physical activity:
🛌 Sleep helps support memory and learning.
🛌 Sleep helps clear waste from the brain and promote brain health.
🛌 Sleep supports brain health, and brain health supports sleep.
🛌 Sleep supports immune health, and immune health supports sleep [6].
🛌 Sleep helps the immune system to clear bacteria and viruses.
🛌 Sleep helps to recycle old cells and maintain our bodies and energy levels.
🛌 Sleep health is unevenly distributed across populations and is an important target for improving health equity.