Quick Overview of The Science of Sleep

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so we'll finalize today's lesson with
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just a reminder of our takeaways the
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first is that we sleep in stages and
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cycles that there are four main sleep
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stages that progress from light sleep to
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deep sleep and that the combination of
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these sleep stages make up a sleep cycle
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and that there are anywhere from four to
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six sleep cycles per sleep
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interval the next is that there are
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factors that affect our body's
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biological clock or circadian rhythm
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those factors could be our sleep
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environment such as the amount of light
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that we're exposed to or how heavy the
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meals are we eat prior to sleep as well
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as our behaviors such as our exercise
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behaviors our lifestyle and also our
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genetics and then finally restful sleep
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both in the short term and the long term
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is beneficial for our health through our
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immunity our ability to avoid colds our
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metabolism our ability to resist the
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urge to pursue high calorie foods but
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also our memory consolidation to
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remember the factors that we experience
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throughout the day and also our
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stability of our mood so sleep overall
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is a robust way to make sure that we are
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healthy functioning