Is a Lack of Sleep Can Double Your Risk of Cancer?

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There's some really a and let me, let me come with a few examples. I think a really good example was in the opening chapter were i'd a which sort of the controversy was around risk for a cancer. And so one error in the book, in that first chapter, i said that a lack of sleep can double your risk of cancer. That is non specific, and it is well worthy of being criticised. What i should have said, now corrected, is that every s s that we have carefully studied to date sleep,. or does something very much like resembling sleep.

Renowned sleep scientist Matthew Walker discusses everything you need to know about what a better night’s sleep can do for your life, and how to prioritize and perfect the way you sleep. Walker breaks down how to identify when you need more sleep, how to deal with insomnia, the best devices to track your sleep, and some unconventional sleep hygiene tips, including why it’s never a good idea to count sheep. Walker is a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California-Berkeley, and is also the founder and director of the Center for Human Sleep Science. He has published over 100 scientific research studies on the impact of sleep on human brain function, and he is the author of the 2017 book, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams. --

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