Re-post from Business Insider, written by Hilary Brueck.
Our culture worships productivity at all costs. But is there a true cost of running on 5 hours of sleep each night? In this article, Neuroscientist Matthew Walker, director of the sleep and neuroimaging lab at UC Berkeley, explains how pushing the body to be productive at the expense of sleep-hours compromises your immune system, increases your risk of cancer, and can also lead to disaster behind the wheel of a car. Read More