Peter Attia· MD
i think one of the places that it impacts is in oxidative stress i think it's safe to say that wakefulness is low-level brain damage and we need sleep to avert some of that low level brain damage
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
i think one of the places that it impacts is in oxidative stress i think it's safe to say that wakefulness is low-level brain damage and we need sleep to avert some of that low level brain damage
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