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MICROSLEEPS & OFFICE SIESTAS (and why it’s normal to wake up at 2am)

More people than ever are suffering from insomnia. Why are we sleeping so badly?

Insomnia has been around for a very long time but it’s particularly a problem at the moment because the world is going so fast. There are so many demands.

What happens to our body when we don’t get a good night’s sleep?

Humans are designed to spend roughly a third of their lives sleeping. When we sleep deeply it repairs the body on every level: physically, mentally, emotionally, and I believe spiritually as well. So we wake up in the morning and we feel inspired and passionate and creative, looking forward to the day ahead. When we don’t sleep well, we get the opposite of that. I’ve been working with sleep problems for over two and a half decades and I’ve noticed that when people don’t sleep well, and this goes on for too long, they might have physical problems – stomach problems, back problems, headaches, skin problems. And also emotional and

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