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Be There Healthy, Sleep Well! Sleeping takes up 25-33% of our lives and is one of our body’s most important functions. Sleep is responsible for allowing your body, mind and nervous system to recover from the day’s activities. Many of us are so accustomed to getting less or poor sleep; we ignore the obvious dangers of sleeplessness. The symptoms associated are a lack of energy, fatigue, irritability and difficulty concentrating. This can lead to weight gain and poor health. The causes of poor sleep are varied such as stress, pain, bedroom noise and light, high room temperature and most importantly improper pillow support. This sleeplessness causes stress which builds up toxins in the body and elevates your body temperature at night. This makes it more difficult to go to sleep comfortably. When deep sleep is obtained, these toxins are broken down and eliminated allowing an individual to awaken feeling rested and alert.
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