Introduction00:46 Why Sleep Matters02:19 Mental Health and Sleep02:51 Physical Health and Sleep03:21 Weight Management and Sleep04:04 Cognitive Function and Sleep04:51 How to Sleep BetterWe all have the inherent intuition that sleep is essential to our well-being, but many of us are forced to push back our bedtime due to our busy modern lives. Neglecting sleep may appear to pay off in the short term, but a sleep deficit will severely impact every area of your mental and physical health in the long term.Sleeping properly helps fight inflammation, reduces cognitive and physical disease, and makes it easier to maintain a healthy weight. Given that one in three Americans sleeps fewer than six hours a night and an estimated 20% of vehicle crashes are linked to drowsy driving, we may want to start paying more attention to the vital activity of sleeping.