Day 001

Question 1

Obtain

Answer 1

Adults in many developed nations fail to obtain the recommended seven to nine hours of nightly sleep.

يفشل البالغون في العديد من الدول المتقدمة في الحصول على الساعات الموصى بها من النوم ليلاً والتي تتراوح ما بين سبع إلى تسع ساعات.

Question 2

Doubt

Answer 2

I doubt that you will be surprised by this fact, but you may be surprised by the consequences.

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أشك في أنك ستفاجأ بهذه الحقيقة، ولكنك قد تفاجأ بالعواقب.

Question 3

Consequences

Answer 3

The health consequences of sleep deficiency can be quite severe.

يمكن أن تكون العواقب الصحية الناجمة عن نقص النوم وخيمة للغاية.

Question 4

Immune

Answer 4

Sleeping less than six hours a night severely affects your immune system.

Question 5

Substantially

Answer 5

Sleeping less than six hours a night substantially increases your risk of certain forms of cancer.

Question 6

Certain

Answer 6

Inadequate sleep increases your risk of developing certain forms of cancer.

Question 7

Insufficient

Answer 7

Insufficient sleep may be a key lifestyle factor linked to poor health.

Question 8

Inadequate

Answer 8

Inadequate sleep increases the likelihood of coronary artery blockages.

Question 9

Disrupts

Answer 9

Lack of sleep disrupts blood sugar levels, making you pre-diabetic.

Question 10

Profoundly

Answer 10

Sleep deprivation can profoundly affect your physical and mental health.

Question 11

Likelihood

Answer 11

Sleep deprivation increases the likelihood of coronary artery blockages.

Question 12

Brittle

Answer 12

Short sleep makes your arteries brittle, increasing the risk of heart disease.

Question 13

Congestive

Answer 13

Sleep deprivation is linked to congestive heart failure.

Question 14

Fitting

Answer 14

This aligns with Charlotte Brontë’s wisdom.

Question 15

Contributes

Answer 15

Sleep deprivation contributes to all major psychiatric conditions.

Question 16

Psychiatric

Answer 16

Sleep deprivation is associated with all major psychiatric conditions, including depression.

Question 17

Anxiety

Answer 17

Lack of sleep increases anxiety.

Question 18

Suicidality

Answer 18

Sleep deprivation increases the risk of suicidality.

Question 19

Desire

Answer 19

You may notice a desire to eat more when you’re tired.

Question 20

Coincidence

Answer 20

This is no coincidence; lack of sleep increases hunger.

Question 21

Swells

Answer 21

Lack of sleep swells concentrations of a hormone that makes you feel hungry.

Question 22

Companion

Answer 22

A companion hormone that otherwise signals fullness.

Question 23

Otherwise

Answer 23

Lack of sleep leads to weight gain, despite efforts to diet.

Question 24

Despite

Answer 24

Sleep-deficient adults and children are more likely to gain weight.

Question 25

Sleep-deficient

Answer 25

It is unfortunate that many people adopt this mindset.

Question 26

Unfortunate

Answer 26

Adopting this mindset could shorten your lifespan.

Question 27

Adopt

Answer 27

The elastic band of sleep deprivation can only stretch so far before it snaps.

Question 28

Elastic

Answer 28

Humans are the only species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep.

Question 29

Deprive

Answer 29

People deprive themselves of sleep without legitimate gain.

Question 30

Legitimate

Answer 30

Numerous components of wellness are affected by sleep deprivation.

Question 31

Wellness

Answer 31

Humans are the only species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep.

Question 32

Species

Answer 32

Neglecting sleep leads to serious consequences.

Question 33

Neglect

Answer 33

Sleep deprivation has become a global health epidemic.

Question 34

Epidemic

Answer 34

Sleep deprivation leads to the aforementioned physical and mental health issues.

Question 35

Aforementioned

Answer 35

Sleep deprivation is linked to mental disorders.

Question 36

Mental Disorders

Answer 36

Scientists have started lobbying for doctors to prescribe sleep as medicine.

Question 37

Lobbying

Answer 37

Doctors are increasingly prescribing sleep as a form of treatment.

Question 38

Prescribing

Answer 38

This is not a plea for doctors to prescribe more sleeping pills.

Question 39

Plea

Answer 39

The evidence surrounding the deleterious effects of sleep deprivation is overwhelming.

Question 40

Deleterious

Answer 40

Can we say that a lack of sleep can kill you outright?

Question 41

Outright

Answer 41

A lack of sleep can lead to a disorder characterized by progressive insomnia.

Question 42

Disorder

Answer 42

Progressive insomnia typically begins in midlife.

Question 43

Progressive

Answer 43

Insomnia can cause people to lose many basic brain functions.

Question 44

Insomnia

Answer 44

Eventually, the patient stops sleeping altogether.

Question 45

Midlife

Answer 45

After months without sleep, patients begin to lose basic brain functions.

Question 46

Basic

Answer 46

After twelve to eighteen months without sleep, the patient dies.