The Physicalities of Sleep Deprivation

LZ Granderson: The physicalities of sleep deficit include heart disease, high blood pressure from a cardiovascular perspective. LZ: Sleep also puts us at risk for cerebrovascular events and strokes as well. He says the health care system doesn't put enough emphasis on sleep because they don't know why we sleep so long. "It has to do with that restoration that our body needs to go through on a regular basis," he says.

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