The combination of an aging workforce and increased employee healthcare costs has organizations of all sizes developing wellness programs. Getting people moving and eating better are important. However, adequate and quality sleep is even more vital according to Matthew Walker, a professor of neuroscience at University of California – Berkeley.
Source: Industry Week, November 27, 2017.
At least two-thirds of people in the developed world don’t get the needed eight hours of sleep our bodies naturally require to fight these conditions off. Walker says sleep shortages contribute to “Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, suicide, stroke and chronic pain.” Also: “cancer, diabetes, heart disease… and more”
Also see: The manager’s role in employee well-being, Gallup, November 29, 2017.
INSIGHTS: Those of us who have said, “I’ll get plenty of rest when I die,” are likely to be permanently resting sooner than those who call it quits to get some sleep.