Urgh. Stop reading this and take a damn siesta.
Sleeping is really, really important.
It's so important that the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) released this 2015 poll and this study by Dr. Charles A. Czeisler about America's sleeping habits.
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Sleeping is a HUGE problem in the United States. It's so bad that roughly 30% of American workers sleep less than six hours a night, according to NSF.
Not getting enough sleep can lead to a whole bunch of problems. Here's why: Sleeping keeps our brains healthy, according to Charles A. Czeisler's report in the Journal of the National Sleep Foundation.
Without a proper night's rest, you'll eat more and your memory and cognitive functions will become impaired. And you'll even have a higher chance of contracting some serious illnesses, like Alzheimer's disease and even some cancers.
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It's even worse for people who work the night shift: Around 44% of American night-shift workers are sleep-deprived.
This is why the World Health Organization has labeled night-shift work as a possible carcinogen.
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Approximately 7.5 million Americans fall asleep at the wheel each month.
Unfortunately, this leads to about 6,400 deaths per year, writes Czeisler. That's a huge number, considering we talk much less about drowsy drivers than we do about drunk drivers. The numbers are not that different: Around 10,000 people die because of drunk drivers per year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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