When I was a junior in college, I realized that through a combination of AP credit hours from high school and my normal class load, that I would inadvertently graduate a semester early if I continued as I had been.

Finding this revelation completely unacceptable and in no rush to enter the real world I decided to add another minor, psychology.

So my psychology classes comprised far and away the most interesting things that I learned in college.

And it was in a 101 level class that I took senior year

that a professor said something that always stuck with me.

She said, if you're trying to improve your health,

start with sleep.

If memory serves, and who knows if it can,

because I spent many mornings hung over

in early classes in college,

the specific use case she was highlighting

pertained to diet and exercise. You shouldn't sacrifice sleep to get up early and

work out, she had explained, because if you're not sleeping enough, the rest of it doesn't really matter.

There was a domino effect quality to the sentiment that one action sets off a chain of

physiological events.

And while most people don't think about sleep

in the context of diet and exercise,

her point was that it is the foundation

on which all other processes are built.

Without it, much of the effort spent on the other components

is just wasted. Welcome back to the money with Katie's Show, Rich Party Girls and Boys.

In honor of the New Me resolutions and the annual Dry January hints from your most responsible

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