I've always known that proper sleep is an important part of one's health

and here are two recent articles proving that point.

The first article points out that waking up a times you are not used to waking up is in essence like having jet lag.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/17/everyday-jet-lag/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

The second article points out that a reason study shows that sleep is a way for the brain to get rid of toxins in the brain.

http://io9.com/the-real-reason-why-sleep-deprivation-can-destroy-you-1447241194/@whitsongordon

Our body has our normal body functions to get rid of toxins, but our normal body functions to get rid of toxins doesn’t work for the brain… and sleep is the way for the brain to do that. It is no wonder we get headaches and feel miserable when we have a lack of sleep.

Excuse me while I go get rid of more brain poo.

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