Quality sleep connects every aspect of health — physical, mental, and emotional. In this NightOwling lesson, circadian health expert and medical scientist Logan Pendergrast, Ph.D., reflects on how consistent rest supports harmony across the body’s systems, from hormones and metabolism to mood and focus.
Dr. Pendergrast emphasizes that sleep isn’t only about feeling refreshed, but about maintaining the coordination that allows the body and mind to function at their best. This closing lesson reinforces why protecting sleep is essential to long-term health, stable relationships, and sustained performance.
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So to summarize today's lesson, we'll
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just mention that our sleep is not just
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important for making us feel rested uh
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every day, but it's also responsible for
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helping us coordinate the function of
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our organs, the release of our hormones,
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and even our emotional well-being. And
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that with disruptions in sleep, we see
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negative effects on all of these systems
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which can present itself as an increased
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risk of disease such as risk of diabetes
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and risk of heart disease. So what this
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tells us is that coordinating our sleep
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is important not just for our feelings
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but also for our relationships and our
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functions and our work. And so that is
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it for today's lesson. I will see you
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next time. This is Logan with Night
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Owling.
