Getting enough sleep is NOT a luxury. Think of sleep as nature’s nightly brain surgery – It’s when all the waste products that bog you down and impair your cognition are literally flushed out. And sleep is the only time your body can do this. The problem? Even if you’re getting a full 8 hours… Most of us are sleeping in rooms flooded with artificial light from streetlamps, glowing chargers, or even the smallest gap in the curtains. And the impact on your health is bigger than you’d ever believe… As Dr. Martin Moore-Ede explains, exposure to artificial light at night poses real health concerns: • Disrupts your circadian rhythm • Raises the risk of obesity and chronic illness • Increases chances of anxiety and depression • May even shorten lifespan over time But one of the most overlooked effects? Light at night interferes with your brain’s natural cleaning system — the glymphatic system — which becomes active only during deep sleep. That’s when your brain flushes out waste and bypro...