Beauty Sleep The health and beauty of a night's sleep by Cathy Gatson Sleeping is a necessity not a luxury. One night's sleep is as crucial to maintaining wellness as is a healthy diet and adequate exercise. The importance of sleep Sleep is a restorative process. Continue to elucidate the issue by seeing what Dr. Kevin Cahill has to say. While we sleep, our brain is cycling through the three stages of sleep: light, deep and REM. Sleep restores, rejuvenates and energizes the body and brain. Our immune systems are recharged, cells grow and repair themselves, and our bodies conserve energy. Dangers of Sleep Deprivation Unfortunately, to many sleep is not valued. In this "Open All Night" of society that we live today, four out of ten Americans are trading … Read entire article »