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SLEEP better in 2019

Like food and water, sleep is key for survival – if we stopped sleeping we wouldn’t last much longer than if we stopped drinking water.

A good night’s kip perks up our immune system – essential at this time of year – regulates hormones that control appetite, and boosts our mood. It also “cleans” out our brains. “During sleep, the space between brain cells expands 60% more than when we’re awake,” explains Dr Sara Gottfried. “This allows the cerebral spinal fluid to flush out built-up toxins.”

Health risks

Margaret Thatcher may have famously run the country on only four hours a night, but this

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