Sleep Deprivation

“Fatigue has a larger share in the promotion and transmission of disease than any other single condition you can name.”
                                           British physician James Paget

William C. Dement, M.D., Ph. D., a leading authority on sleep, states:  “We are a sleep-sick society, but the world is living in such a perpetual state of sleep deprivation that we have come to accept it as the norm.  …Technology’s world without darkness wreaks havoc on our body clocks.  We sacrifice sleep (good nutrition, as well as exercise and sometimes proper hygiene) to meet the demands of our endless days.  Many doctors regard sleep deprivation as a fact of life—and do little to promote sleep health or awareness.  Meanwhile, the physical, emotional, and psychological costs of our unhealthy sleep life continue to mount, largely without mention.”