The Power of Sleep.

SLEEP; BRAIN physiology; HEALTH; CENTERS for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.); SOMNOLOGY; BRAIN enzymes; VEASEY, Sigrid; BRAIN hormones

The article discusses the power of sleep in relation to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which states that insufficient sleep is a public-health epidemic. According to the article, neurons in the human brain begin pulsing with electrical signals when a person is sleeping. Brain hormones, enzymes, and proteins are mentioned, along with sleep researcher Dr. Sigrid Veasey. The impact of sleep on a human being's bones, pancreas, and skin are examined.