Sleep is not downtime.
Sleep is not downtime. It's an active metabolic state where critical processes unfold: hormones regulate, glucose clears, muscles repair, and the brain consolidates memory. Chronic sleep deprivation is now recognized as an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes—separate from diet, exercise, and body weight. Yet sleep is often the first sacrifice in a busy life. We cut sleep to exercise more, work more, or simply watch another episode. This module reveals why that trade-off is metabolically
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