If we announced that we had a new supplement that had been clinically proven to help you replenish energy storages, regenerate tissues, boost your gut microbiota and immune system, lower inflammatory markers of CRP (C-reactive protein), improve insulin sensitivity, lower blood pressure, improve levels of depression, and basically optimize every bodily function; we would have a line out the door with people saying “take my money…” or “can I buy multiple bottles?”  The truth is, you can have all of this for free and you don’t need to take a supplement to get these benefits and more.

Research has shown that sufficient and optimal sleep provides improvements in awareness, mood, stress management, skin quality, sports performance, ability to learn new things, and help to maintain overall wellbeing. Sleep very well may be the golden goose of our health and the place where everyone should start on their health journey. Matthew Walker, sleep scientist and author of Why We Sleep, states that “sleep is the Swiss Army knife of health, in that no matter what the ailment, it’s more than likely that sleep has a tool within the box that will see you well.” The problem is that for most people, including myself, is that we are fighting on this health journey with a dull and limited Swiss Army knife.  

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