Sleep is crucial to good health and wellbeing. Sleeping rejuvenates our bodies and is vital to grow muscles, repair tissues, and synthesize hormones. Sleep helps us process information and consolidate memories. Sleep is as necessary to our lives as food, water, and sunshine.
Falling asleep should be a wonderful part of the day when senses are turned off and you get to rest. How soothing it is to close your eyes and drift off into a peaceful slumber, and to wake revitalized the next day. But for some people getting to sleep is not that easy. Insomnia, the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep, is a problem for millions. The causes are many and the repercussions are vast.
Sleeplessness has been linked to many physical problems,...