Finding the sleep ‘sweet spot’ could help you live longer, study suggests
The takeaway from this study, according to Tahir, is that sleep is not a “lifestyle luxury,” but a “biological necessity with measurable consequences for how we age and how healthy we are.”
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There’s still a cultural tendency to see sleep deprivation as a “badge of productivity,” which she pushes back against. “But I also want people to avoid the other extreme — health anxiety about their sleep can actually make sleep worse.”
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The sleep expert concluded that “consistent, good-quality sleep is one of the most accessible tools we have for healthy aging.”
“It doesn’t require a prescription or expensive intervention — it requires prioritization.”
Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital.
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