Sleep or Eat Me

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Get plenty of rest, or eat me, our brains will warn us. Sleep deprivation can lead to higher risk of chronic health problems like high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. Also, the human brain begins to eat itself when we continually loose sleep.

Sleep Loss Promotes Astrocytic Phagocytosis and Microglial Activation in Mouse Cerebral Cortex http://www.jneurosci.org/content/37/21/5263

According to researchers, one night without enough sleep can cause elevated blood pressure all through the next day. Some of the most serious potential problems associated with chronic sleep deprivation are diabetes, and links a lack of sleep to an increase of the stress hormone cortisol in the body.
Lack of sleep causes your brain to EAT ITSELF, study reveals http://dailym.ai/2s4Qvly

The Brain May 'Eat Itself' When Sleep-Deprived | Health Buzz | US News http://health.usnews.com/wellness/health-buzz/articles/2017-05-30/the-b…

The brain starts to eat itself after chronic sleep deprivation https://www.newscientist.com/article/2132258-the-brain-starts-to-eat-it…

Your brain switches to cannibal mode when you are sleep deprived https://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/your-brain-switches-to-cannibal-mode-w…

Beauty sleep is real - too little sleep leaves you less attractive, study finds  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/05/17/beauty-sleep-real-little-…

BBC News - Beauty sleep is a real thing, research shows http://www.bbc.com/news/health-39933232

Sleep Loss: 10 Surprising Effects http://wb.md/29MXmZ5

Why you need your beauty sleep: People may avoid you if you look tired http://fw.to/WNJek4d

Time for bed? Learn if your lack of shut-eye is hurting your health http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20906153,00.html via