They say an average healthy person can survive a month without food. While they may lose weight and have problems functioning, they’d still be alive. Ironically, we respond to the bodies need for food, but we put off the need for sleep, which is actually more important to life. The longest anyone has ever stayed awake on record is 11 days and they were not able to function properly at that point. Everything from balance to brain function shut down. Most people miss just a few hours of sleep and it shows in cognition and energy levels. Sleep is critical to life. Be sure to get your seven and a half to eight hours each night.
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