1. The Importance of Sleep

2. What research says about your brain while you sleep
Information you take in during the day is consolidated in your brain during sleep and becomes easier to access later. You are learning while you sleep!
Neural connections are strengthened and created during sleep.
Due to the high demands we put on our brain while awake, sleep is the only time our brain has to clear waste.

3. The negative outcomes of a lack of sleep

4. Recommended hours of sleep by age

5. Catch some Zzz Incorporate exercise into daily routine* Chamomile tea*
Keep cool, between degrees*
Dark room
Sound Machine to block unwanted sounds.
Essential Oils like lavender, chamomile, and bergamot (topical or diffuser)
*hopkinsmedicine.org

7. See you next time on October 18th