In this episode, Dr. Royer explains why we sleep and why we must change our approach if we want to achieve health, success, and happiness.
Before the 1950s, most people believed sleep was a passive activity during which the body and brain were dormant. Over recent decades, science has proven that the brain and body are remarkably active during sleep. Muscles and organs repair and regenerate tissues. Toxins are cleared, and the immune system fights disease, restoring homeostasis. The brain reorganizes memory storage and restores neural pathways. Our sleep may be the most important hours of our day. Just as an airliner can’t take off again without getting refuel and maintained, we can’t function without sleep. In fact, it may be the most important hours in our daily cycle. Humans can live for weeks without food, but we will die within a few days without sleep.
And yet we shortchange it, overlook it, and sabotage it with our lifestyles. Not only does that undermine our recovery, it makes us susceptible to disease. If we are serious about our health, much less performing at our potential, we must build on a solid foundation of restorative and regenerative sleep.
In this episode, Dr. Royer explains why we sleep and why we must change our approach if we want to achieve health, success, and happiness.