Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K, Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon, and it's time for a five-minute

Friday. We are going to talk about sleep sinking. What is that? Well, we know about power naps,

beauty rest, deep slumbers. It's so important to incorporate proper sleep into our everyday life.

We wanted to share with you the latest wellness trend that's circling around.

It's called sleep sinking.

So tune into the podcast today to find out what sleep sinking is and how you can get started

on this really healthy habit for yourself.

First off, we know that sleep is important and why is that so important? In order

to understand why sleep sinking is trending, let's talk about why your sleep is so critical

in the first place. Sleep, of course, gives you increased productivity, increased cognitive

function. You need to maintain a sufficient amount of sleep every day to improve your overall

well-being. After all, the nighttime sleep period is the time when your brain and neurons get to

reorganize and reset. It's a time when protein synthesis stops and digestive processes slow down.

And that allows the cells of the brain and the

GI tract to go into the repair mode repair and regenerate the skin as well all day long we're having

to face the demands of eating appetite food carbohydrates being thrown at, oxidative damage coming at you from the sun

and from the sugars that we eat. And so many brain processes going on. So the nighttime is so

important to give your body that period of regenerating and rest. Getting a good night's sleep

can definitely increase productivity, improve memory

performance, improve athletic performance. Really important to help you maintain healthy weight.

It boosts your positive energy and your mood definitely will improve your skin health.

And on the other hand, not getting enough rest

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