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The Surprising Reason It’s So Important to Get Your 8 Hours of Sleep

by InstaSleep · Jan 12, 2018

InstaSleep Reviews Team article notes:

  • It seems there are actually some serious bodily effects you didn’t realise could occur as a result of lack of sleep, and it gives real reasoning to the advice to get eight hours a night. Walker spoke to Tech Insider to explain just what happens inside your body if you don’t catch enough zeds.
  • Every year in spring, we switch to Daylight Saving Time, where we lose an hour of sleep. Scientists believe it’s no coincidence that medical records indicate a staggering 24% increase in heart attacks the day after the switch over – getting a full night’s sleep really is important when it comes to keeping your heart healthy.

The surprising reason it’s so important to get 8 hours of sleep

We’re always told we need to get our eight hours of sleep – but who made that figure up? Was it just plucked out of thin air? Sure, we’ll feel tired the next day if we only get a few hours of sleep overnight.

This article was selected by the InstaSleep Reviews Team. Please enjoy this read and learn about why it’s so important to get your eight hours of sleep.

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