A good number of us are proud of our ability to get by on as little sleep as possible.

It gives the sympathetic nervous system (which governs our fight-or flight response) a chance to chill.

So what happenswhen we don’t get enough sleep?

Woman sleeping

It sinks down into every possible nook and cranny.

And yet no one is doing anything about it.

Things have to change: in the workplace and our communities, our homes and families."

Woman suffering insomnia

What’s the ideal amount of sleep?