Dream Weavers
Sleep or suffer the consequences
No matter what you may believe, sleep is not negotiable. In order to survive, the human body must rest. Sleep is like an active form of nourishment that enables every aspect of the way we function. If neither the quality nor quantity of your sleep is in balance with your needs according to age, your body begins to malfunction.
Perhaps one of the most sobering ways this can happen is when sleep deprivation renders you a traffic safety statistic. According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drowsy driving was responsible for 72,000 crashes, 44,000 injuries, and 800 deaths in 2013, up to 6,000 fatal crashes each year may be caused by drivers who aren't getting enough sleep.
But a lack of sleep doesn't merely affect your driving. It also impairs alertness in many other ways, including memory, ability to conduct yourself in relationships, at work, with children, and when you interact with anyone who depends on your good judgment.
A consistent habit of missing out on the regenerative power of sleep can also lead to long-term and serious health problems, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure or stroke. Other potential problems include obesity, depression and lower sex drive.
What can you do to get a better night's sleep? Click here (or on the image below) to find out what Dr. Vipin Garg has to say about it.
Contact Information
Doug Harris
908-994-5138
dharris@trinitas.org
Yolanda Fleming
908-994-5139
Yfleming@trinitas.org