Vogue India July 2016

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SLEEP?

These women have fixe

Think you don’t need a lot of sleep? I was the

same way until I was so tired I collapsed from

exhaustion, hit my face on my desk, and broke

my cheekbone. I decided to make sleep not just

a personal priority but a cause. Consider these

eye-opening facts from my research on the top-

ic. Take them to heart—or, even better, to bed!

MORE SLEEP MEANS MORE SEX

You read that right. After tracking how long

women slept and their levels of sexual desire

the next day, researchers at the University of

Michigan in Ann Arbor found that an extra

hour of sleep means you’re 14 per cent more

likely to have sex the day after. That’s motiva-

tion to hit the sack!

SLEEP IS LIKE A DISHWASHER

FOR YOUR BRAIN

While you get shut-eye, your body clears out

toxic waste proteins that build up over the

course of a day. “The brain has limited energy

and must choose between two different states—

awake and aware, or asleep and cleaning up,”

says neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard. If you

don’t get this critical recharge, your brain miss-

es out on its cleanup cycle and literally shrinks

over time. Then, guess what: You’re not as

smart as you used to be.

LACK OF SLEEP IS NOTHING

TO BRAG ABOUT

In much of our culture, especially in the work-

place, going without sleep is considered a badge

of honour. Yet 24 hours without sleep is the

equivalent of a blood alcohol level of 0.1

per cent—at which point you are more than

legally drunk.

NAPS MAKE YOU SMARTER

In one small study, German researchers asked

volunteers to learn word pairs. After that, half

the group watched a DVD, and the other half

took a catnap. The second group retained

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watching counterparts. Naps are an incredible

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their inventions in their dreams, including Eli-

as Howe, inventor of the sewing machine; Dmi-

tri Mendeleev, creator of the periodic table; and

Larry Page, Google co-founder. Page’s advice:

“When a great dream shows up, grab it!”

SLEEP COMES WHEN YOU STOP

FIGHTING IT

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asleep, you may suffer from what researchers

call “fear of sleeplessness.” When I’m in this

vicious circle, I remember this quote from

Ralph Waldo Emerson, which helps me silence

my mind: “Finish every day, and be done with

it. You have done what you could.”

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“Pitch-black room,

crank the AC”

—Sarah Hyland,actor

onModern Family

“Breathe in,

breathe out”

—Priyanka Chopra,

actor

“Chamomile tea and

reruns ofFriends”

—Rachel Zoe,

designer

Go to bed, woman!

With her new book,The Sleep Revolution, authorARIANNA

HUFFINGTON has become the world’s unoicial get-some-rest

ambassador. She shares with Vogue the benefits of staying in bed

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