FitBuff Morning Mix: Sleepless Nights, SleepFULL Nights, Space Bugs

• Lack of sleep may be deadly, research shows Are you getting enough sleep? Don't think just because you feel "OK" that you can afford to keep skating by on 4-5 hours. A comprehensive 17-year study says our sleep-deprived friends are more than twice as likely to die from heart disease.
• Too much sleep as dangerous as too little: study So, you read the above study, it scared you, and now you're sleeping 12 hours a night. Not so fast! Just when you thought you were safe, another study says, "Yes, sleeping too little can increase the risk of heart disease, but so can sleeping too much!" What are we supposed to do here?! Researchers say about 7 hours is ideal.
• Space bugs become more dangerous Like something straight out of a science-fiction movie, scientists found that when they flew certain bacteria samples into space, they became more virulent and deadly. Forget the Bird Flu, and just watch out for the Space Flu!
• FitBuff FlashBack Curious What Your Sleeping Body Does When You're Not Watching? This is still one of my favorite gadgets, and I've been using it almost every night for about a year. It's fun to analyze the data the next morning and see how well I slept and how many times I got up.

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