What is true: poor sleep can contribute to…?

From the book – Chapter 13: Sleep, Food and Movement

The right answer

Anxiety, depression, and cognitive problems

Signs of poor sleep

• Difficulty falling asleep (more than 30 minutes most nights).

• Waking frequently or too early and unable to return to sleep.

• Non-restorative sleep (waking tired).

• Daytime sleepiness, fatigue, irritability, poor concentration.

• Relying on caffeine or screens to stay awake.

Chronic poor sleep increases risk of depression, anxiety, substance use, accidents, and physical illnesses.

Read the full chapter – Chapter 13: Sleep, Food and Movement

Stories from real life

• The Three O’Clock Waker – Meera, 52, runs a small provision shop in Nashik. For two months she has woken at three every morning, heart heavy, mind replaying old worries. She…
• Maggi at Midnight – Kabir, 17, has board exams in three weeks. He skips breakfast to save time, grabs a samosa at lunch, and by evening is starving. At midnight…
• Counting Every Step – Grace, 29, a marketing executive in Manchester, started jogging to feel better after a breakup. Soon she was running twice a day, even with a sore…
• Kavita, Age 34 – Thirty-four-year-old Kavita felt as though she were constantly running on empty. She was exhausted all the time, her mood was perpetually low, and she had secretly…

Shloks

• Bhagavad Gita 6.17 – For one who is moderate in food and recreation, moderate in work, and moderate in sleep and waking, yoga becomes the destroyer of sorrow.

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• Maggi at Midnight – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do
• Counting Every Step – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do
• What can we learn from the story “Kavita, Age 34”?
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• Why sleep is essential?
• How much sleep is needed?
• How to sleep better – habits that help
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