Health and Genetics in Relation to Sleep

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now lastly here health and genetics are
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also a factor to be considered with
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sleep so if we're experiencing sleep
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issues such as insomnia or sleep apnea
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or even mental health issues such as
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anxiety and depression we should be
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working with our physicians our doctors
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to help optimize our general health in
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those areas overall and that
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optimization in those areas can help
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facilitate our ability to have restful
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sleep additionally as we age our sleep
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quality decreases through just general
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aging factors and so that's something to
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be considered as we progress in time
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overall and it's something that can be
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optimized through optimizing the factors
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we've talked about here previously and
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then additionally recent research has
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shown that there is a genetic
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underpinning for people being night owls
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or early birds and so this is also
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something to be considered we all know
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ourselves whether we function best in
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the morning or in the evening and
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considering that and our body is
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preparation for sleep