Que nada te quite el sueño

The dream is present in art, literature and religions of all times and has played a leading role in some historical events. Insomnia, for its part, has inspired countless works and has marked the style of many of its creators. However, despite its omnipresence since the dawn of humanity and the fact that we humans spend (or should spend) almost a third of our lives sleeping, do we know exactly what sleep is for and why it is so important? Throughout the pages of this book, Dr. M. Ángeles Bonmatí, in addition to helping us explain the presence of sleep in art, telling us how other animals sleep or stopping in exceptional situations such as sleeping in outer space, tells us It will explain what happens in our brain and in the rest of the body while we sleep (spoiler alert: inactivity, nothing) and what consequences not doing it for the necessary time and at the right time can have. We will also investigate the changes that sleep undergoes throughout the different stages of our lives and we will focus on those situations or alterations that prevent us from getting enough sleep. And, as if sleep weren't already a fascinating process, we will underline the benefits that dreaming has on our well-being. Let nothing take your sleep away also offers us tools to counteract some problems that can make it difficult for us to reconcile it in our daily lives. Because since we have learned to give food and physical exercise the importance they have, we must also keep in mind that sleeping well is essential to maintaining a good state of health and well-being.