What's going on with our sleep?

Do you suffer from anxiety or depression? One of the first things you should do is regulate your sleep schedule. Want to lose weight? Go to bed at a regular time. Do you have a weakened immune system? You know... sleep well. Want to prevent heart disease, diabetes, or strokes? Guess what you need to do. Would you like to have better concentration, more attention, and protect your memory? Exactly: bed!

For those over 40, this approach to a good night's sleep as a panacea for so many ills may seem a bit outdated. Yes, we grew up hearing that "early to bed and early to rise makes you healthy and grows," but we also lived through the 1980s, when the yuppie work culture promised everything but sleep—it was a time when people thought that merit solved everything, working intensely to achieve great success and more money, as if a supermarket cashier got rich by working long, endless hours.