Sleepdeprivationis a formofstressandweknowthatwhenyouarestressed, yoursortoffightorflightresponseisactivatedandthatcausesallthesechangesinyourbodythatfocusonimmediatesurvivaloverlong-termhealth.
Butifwearechronicallystressed, moneyworriesor a stressfuljoborsomethingthat's goingonforeverorlifeorchronicsleepdeprivationthat's causingthatlevelofstress, thenyoumightconstantlyhave a dampeddownimmunesystem, whichcanthenleadtoalltheseknock-onproblems.
Sostressfulthatitactivates a fightorflightresponse.
Changesinthehumanbodyinresponseto a life-threateningsituation, whichmakeuseitherstayandfightthethreatorrunawayfromit.
Aswellas a fightorflightresponse, thestressofnotgettingenoughsleepover a longerperiodalsocreatesproblems, includingheartdiseaseand a weakenedimmunesystem.
Lackofsleephastheseknock-oneffects.
Itcausesotherthingstohappen, butnotdirectly.
Nowdoyouseewhyit's soimportanttoget a goodnight's sleep, Phil?
Plusitwillstopyousleepingatworkagain.
Right, I thinkit's timetorevealtheanswertomyquestion.
Yes, youaskedmehowmuchoftheaverageperson's lifeisspentasleep, and I saiditwasabout a third.
Whichwasthecorrectanswer.
Assumingyousleepeighthours a day, theaveragepersonwillsleepfor 229,961 hoursintheirlifetime, oraroundonethirdoftheirlife.