Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world – Alzheimer’s, cancer, obesity, diabetes – has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. In this book ‘Why We Sleep’, the first of its kind written by a scientific expert, Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why it matters.
Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies. Book delves into everything from what really happens during REM sleep. To how caffeine and alcohol affects and why our patterns change across a lifetime. Transforming our appreciation of the extraordinary phenomenon that safeguards our existence.
Thinking, Fast and Slow: Explains Two Distinct Systems That Affects Our Thinking And Choices
The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller, TLS, Observer, Sunday Times, FT, Guardian, Daily Mail and Evening Standard Books of the Year 2017.
“For every day you are in a different time zone, your suprachiasmatic nucleus can only readjust by about one hour.“
“Alcohol is one of the most powerful suppressors of REM sleep that we know of.“
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