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it was about 3:30 in the afternoon I got

it was about 3:30 in the afternoon I got a call from my friend telling me that

a call from my friend telling me that

a call from my friend telling me that there’d been a serious accident I was

there’d been a serious accident I was

there’d been a serious accident I was about a five-minute trip from where the

about a five-minute trip from where the

about a five-minute trip from where the accident happened about where we are now

accident happened about where we are now

accident happened about where we are now the driver of the car veered across all

the driver of the car veered across all

the driver of the car veered across all four lanes of traffic and right here

four lanes of traffic and right here

four lanes of traffic and right here right here on the side of the road my

right here on the side of the road my

right here on the side of the road my family died

I lost my wife my son and my daughter

I lost my wife my son and my daughter because someone was behind the wheel who

because someone was behind the wheel who

because someone was behind the wheel who had not had enough sleep if we truly

had not had enough sleep if we truly

had not had enough sleep if we truly understood the importance and the need

understood the importance and the need

understood the importance and the need for proper rest tragedies like mine

for proper rest tragedies like mine

for proper rest tragedies like mine would never happen this sleep of

would never happen this sleep of

would never happen this sleep of Americans is being decimated

there are substantial numbers in the

there are substantial numbers in the American population who sleep five hours

American population who sleep five hours

American population who sleep five hours and less per night

you don’t know how much sleep you’ve

you don’t know how much sleep you’ve lost until it percentage-wise

lost until it percentage-wise

lost until it percentage-wise adolescents are most prone to sleep

adolescents are most prone to sleep

adolescents are most prone to sleep deprivation not any sleep I don’t know

deprivation not any sleep I don’t know

deprivation not any sleep I don’t know what it is if it’s the pressure

got the pressure I put myself under

got the pressure I put myself under [Music]

we underestimate the power of our need

we underestimate the power of our need for sleep when you get your rank you’re

for sleep when you get your rank you’re

for sleep when you get your rank you’re there because the army wants you to

there because the army wants you to

there because the army wants you to think strategically if you’re getting

think strategically if you’re getting

think strategically if you’re getting less than six hours of sleep

less than six hours of sleep

less than six hours of sleep you’re cognitively impaired

you’re cognitively impaired

you’re cognitively impaired short sleep is a risk factor for obesity

short sleep is a risk factor for obesity

short sleep is a risk factor for obesity and there’s evidence that sleep loss may

and there’s evidence that sleep loss may

and there’s evidence that sleep loss may promote disorders such as Alzheimer’s

promote disorders such as Alzheimer’s

promote disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease if you don’t get the restorative

disease if you don’t get the restorative

disease if you don’t get the restorative sleep that you need cancer is gonna grow

sleep that you need cancer is gonna grow

sleep that you need cancer is gonna grow so much faster

so much faster

so much faster sleep apnea is really a killer

sleep apnea is really a killer

sleep apnea is really a killer insomnia is associated with increased

insomnia is associated with increased

insomnia is associated with increased risk for depression anxiety disorders

risk for depression anxiety disorders

risk for depression anxiety disorders substance use disorders that drives that

substance use disorders that drives that

substance use disorders that drives that are commonly available and care every

are commonly available and care every

are commonly available and care every cognitive function and millions of

cognitive function and millions of

cognitive function and millions of people take these drugs and bad things

people take these drugs and bad things

people take these drugs and bad things happen in the middle of the night and

happen in the middle of the night and

happen in the middle of the night and when sleep gets short get shorter than

when sleep gets short get shorter than

when sleep gets short get shorter than seven hours a night you tend to see

seven hours a night you tend to see

seven hours a night you tend to see escalation in obesity diabetes

escalation in obesity diabetes

escalation in obesity diabetes cardiovascular disease and death

cardiovascular disease and death

cardiovascular disease and death [Music]

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