Recover and Heal With Sleep

We cannot achieve optimum health without adequate sleep. Sleep has a powerful effect on immune function and inflammatory signals.  Sleep is healing. Our body recovers, repairs itself and regenerates while we sleep. A lack of sleep is linked to many cancers, including breast cancer.  After just one night of only four or five hours of sleep, your natural killer cells, the ones that attack cancer cells, drop by 70%.  Also, when you don’t get enough sleep, you are susceptible to weight gain, a risk factor for breast cancer.  Aim for 7-9 hrs of sleep every night.  Implement good, consistent sleep habits. If you still have trouble sleeping most nights, I highly recommend that you seek help from your doctor sleep specialist.