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“Getting a good night's sleep presents challenges in our modern "wired and tired" world. Light exposure, temperature-controlled environments, anxiety, and lifestyle behaviors conspire against it.”

“Depression, characterized by profound sadness, fatigue, altered sleep and appetite, and feelings of guilt or low self-worth, is the most common form of mental illness in the world. It is typically treated with cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmaceuticals.”

“Circadian rhythms, the body’s 24-hour cycles of biological, hormonal, and behavioral patterns, modulate a wide array of physiological processes, including the body’s production of hormones that regulate sleep, hunger, metabolism, and others.”

“Sleep and the immune system are intrinsically linked. Sleep problems may arise because of medical or behavioral reasons, but modern life frequently dictates a work schedule late into the evening, disrupting our natural sleep/wake cycles.”

“Virologists consider this unlikely because it goes against typical viral behavior. As non-living entities, viruses rely on the survival of their host to propagate — if the host is killed too quickly, the virus will not have time to reproduce.”

“The lifespan of naturally-aged mice that were given berberine was nearly 17 percent longer and nearly 50 percent longer among chemotherapy-treated mice given berberine. In addition, the mice showed improvements in healthspan, fur density, and behavior.”

“Dr. Mattson contends that unstressed cells become complacent, making them more vulnerable to the stressors that cause disease, including oxidative stress and inflammation. In modern times, fasting and exercise are behaviors that mildly stress cells.”