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for people over 50…
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“  y new better sleep discovery is
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the natural health world because it
flies in the face of conventional wisdom.
“This breakthrough is based on clinical
research shown to…
4 Get you to sleep faster each night—
as quickly as 20 minutes faster…
4 Reduce your restlessness, tossing and
turning by 50%…
4 Reduce your nighttime wake ups “The answer starts by taking everything
by 65%… you’ve ever heard about natural sleep
solutions and throwing it out the window!”
4 And help you sleep longer each night!
Tried everything for poor
“How can this new natural discovery help you sleep, but not getting results?
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Richard Wurtman, M.D. See inside for:

America’s leading natural sleep • THE natural sleep secret • New “dual-release” technology
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a perfect night’s sleep. . . . . . . . . . p. 5 loss…shocking findings . . . . p. 12
sleep, brain and cognitive sciences
“Melatonin is your body’s best sleep helper proven by 40 years of research. Melatonin has been hailed
as THE natural sleep secret…
Yet it frustrates me to no end that… but there’s one big problem!

“Most people are taking Maybe you’ve tried melatonin to help you sleep better, and if
so, there’s good reason.
„ The New York Times reports: “The natural hormone

melatonin the wrong way—

melatonin will bring on slumber quickly.”
„ The National Center for Research Resources describes
melatonin as “a natural agent that could improve the sleep

and sleeping worse!

of millions of Americans.”
„ The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
adds, “Doses of melatonin can help older people with
sleep problems obtain a good night’s sleep.”
“Now, two new scientific breakthroughs have solved this problem at last!” „ The Mayo Clinic says, “Melatonin helps control your natural
sleep-wake cycle.”
By Richard Wurtman, M.D.
„ And my colleagues at the Harvard Health Letter call
Why is melatonin vital for a good night’s sleep? For two rea-
Dear Sleep Deprived Friend, sons:
melatonin “a natural sleeping pill that shifts the body clock
in the desired direction.”
If it aggravates you that you
„ 1) The natural secretion of melatonin each night by the pineal NEW melatonin breakthrough specially
can’t get a good night’s sleep… I wholeheartedly agree. After more than 40 years of research
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If you have a hard time falling asleep,
„ 2) It controls the timing of your body’s internal sleep “clock.” scores of clinical studies prove it to be the one and only natural
even when you feel exhausted…
Safe, all-natural, non-addictive.
The research about melatonin was first reported by American solution you need for better, sounder sleep.
If you toss and turn with worry or
„ biochemist Aaron Lerner, and subsequently my teacher,
anxiety, and end up staring at the Dr. Julius Axelrod, discovered how melatonin is made in the Most people are overdosing n Lessen your nighttime wake ups by 65%…
Richard Wurtman, M.D.
clock for hours … pineal gland. He went on to receive a Nobel Prize, in part for his on melatonin n And help you sleep longer…
landmark work discovering the melatonin-forming enzyme.
If you wake up too early, like 4:00 a.m., and have difficulty
„ They’re overdosing on melatonin—taking 10… 20… even 30 times
…every night, guaranteed.
going back to sleep… more than they need—so they’re not getting the results they want.
It’s called Vital Sleep™—and it’s based on two scientific break-
Or if you feel tired and groggy when you get up in the
„ Melatonin steeply declines as you age, For them, melatonin works for a while, but then stops
throughs that make it my No.1 melatonin recommendation—
making a good night’s sleep difficult working or makes their sleep problems worse.
morning… one my wife Judith and I rely on every night with great results.
You’ve likely heard about melatonin, and maybe you’ve tried it.
…there’s a good reason why you’re having these sleep problems. Why is it superior to any other melatonin I’ve seen available
800
By age 70, But if you have not gotten all of the results you’ve wanted, today?
It’s a medical fact: As you age, your body’s sleep 700
600
you may have I have some great news. There’s now a new, better melatonin
mechanisms and sleep patterns change, making a good
Melatonin Levels
Nighttime Peak

a whopping breakthrough specifically formulated for people nearing or over

night’s sleep more difficult.
500
75% decline in It starts with a surprising discovery
400
the melatonin age 50 that can…
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I made that has shocked the
But the great news is, poor sleep 200 needed for n Get you to sleep 20 minutes faster…
great sleep. sleep “experts”…
is not inevitable for you!
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0 n Reduce your restlessness, tossing and turning continued, next page…
You may have read or heard that poor sleep, especially if
15-35 35-50 50-60 60-70 70+ by 50%…
Age (in years)
you’re age 50 or over, is caused by too much stress, 1
Waldhauser F, Lynch HJ, Wurtman RJ. The Pineal Gland. “Comprehensive Endocrinology.”
various health problems, too much noise or the side effects of Reiter RJ, Ed. Raven Press: New York. 1984 Meet Dr. Richard Wurtman, Pioneer in natural sleep research
medications. While these factors may affect your sleep quality… n Pioneer in natural sleep research seen on CBS, CNN, MSN and in n Professor of Neuroscience at Massachusetts Institute of
the NY Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and more Technology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
…the No.1 hidden cause of sleep problems as you age is a His work was critical, as it laid the groundwork for my
deficiency in your body’s natural sleep hormone, melatonin. discoveries of the night/day control of melatonin synthesis and n Medical expert hailed as “one of the world’s leading melatonin n Advisor to NASA’s web science research committee
that in people, melatonin promotes sleep. researchers” by The Sun Sentinel
Shockingly, by age 70, your body produces only 25% of the n Author and editor of 18 books, inventor of
melatonin you need for deep, sound sleep1. Since that time… n Professor of Neuropharmacology at Harvard—MIT Division of 52 patents, author or co-author of over 1,000
Health Sciences and Technology scientific papers

*Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are not affiliated with this product nor do they endorse it.

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 More is not better.
great sleep!
Scientific
Breakthrough
No. 1
Take less melatonin each night for
Fact: Most people are taking 10…20…even 30 times more melatonin these higher dosages won’t work for you. You may experience
morning grogginess and “hangovers,” and your sleep problems
than they need, which can make sleep problems worse! will likely continue, even get worse.

I
But by taking a much lower dosage of melatonin, you can
f you go to the health food store or supermarket looking 11:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m., then fall shortly before the time of
actually restore your melatonin to youthful levels and sleep
for melatonin—or if you buy it online—you’ll likely find light onset.
better, every night. Sounds crazy, but…
it in dosages of 3 milligrams…5 milligrams…or even But as I mentioned, nighttime peak levels of melatonin fall
10 milligrams. sharply as you age. And by age 70, you may only have one quar- …clinical tests don’t lie: Our sleep improved dramatically.
These dosages have been THE standard for melatonin over ter of the melatonin you need for a good night’s sleep.
the years. Why? Because in the natural health world, more al- “sleep efficiency” improved up to But now, here’s one better!
ways seems better.
You do NOT want to supersize your 88 percent with a lower dosage! Until recently, my regimen consisted of taking 0.3 mg of
This is why many people take mega-doses of vitamins and “Sleep efficiency” is the ratio of time you are asleep to the time melatonin an hour or so before going to bed. Then, should I
melatonin dosage…too much melatonin you spend in bed. And in a landmark, double-blind, placebo- wake up too early, I would take another 0.3 mg dosage. This is
natural supplements. They’re safe and natural, right, so why not
take more and get better results? makes your sleep problems worse. controlled study I helped conduct, a lower 0.3 mg dosage of mela- important because the half-life of a melatonin pill is only about
tonin improved sleep efficiency better than a higher dosage. four hours. This means, after four hours, any melatonin pill you
While that may be true for some vitamins and nutrients,
In this study, we examined the effect of varying dosages of take has fallen to half its initial value.
the opposite is true for melatonin. In fact, you do NOT want to
supersize your melatonin dosage. This is why taking melatonin is absolutely the best way to melatonin using 30 subjects who were 50 years or older with or Taking this second dosage of 0.3 mg melatonin ensured my
help correct most sleep problems. without sleep problems. We tested a placebo against melatonin melatonin levels stayed elevated throughout the night—and
Surprisingly, clinical studies now prove that you can…
The real shocker? For people age 50+, LESS dosages of 0.1 mg, 0.3 mg and 3 mg, orally, 30 minutes gave me even better, deeper sleep.
…restore your melatonin to youthful MELATONIN, NOT MORE, IS BETTER! Clinical before bedtime for a week. But the reality is, you’ll have a hard time finding melatonin
studies show that a much smaller dosage of in a 0.3 mg dosage in any store or online. And who wants to get
levels and enjoy better sleep each night by melatonin—as little as 0.3 mg—restores your
The results? Shocking to the sleep “experts”!
up in the middle of the night?
taking a much smaller dosage melatonin back where it should be to help you sleep Sleep longer every night That’s why I’m so excited about my new Vital Sleep formula.
Each night, when darkness falls, the pineal gland of your better. That’s just 1/10th of a “typical” 3 mg dosage. with lower melatonin dosage
brain releases melatonin that tells your brain it will soon be time If you take higher dosages of melatonin—such as 3 mg, Sleep efficiency is the ratio of time you Thanks to my new dual-dose technological
to go to sleep. 5 mg or 10 mg—the melatonin receptors in your brain get are asleep to the time you spend in bed.
asleep awake advance, you can now get this lower, optimal
Levels of melatonin peak in the middle of the night between overwhelmed and become desensitized. The result? Eventually, 50% sleep efficiency
(you sleep only 4 hours dosage of melatonin—and keep your melatonin
but you’re in bed 8 hours)
level elevated all night—so you can quickly fall
Fall asleep 20 minutes faster by taking 88% sleep efficiency
asleep and sleep the night through…
less melatonin, not more. Here’s proof… with 0.3 melatonin
(you sleep 7 hours out
of 8 hours) continued, next page…
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A meta analysis2 of 17 studies looked at the effects melatonin had on key sleep problems. Hours in bed
Remarkably, melatonin was shown to…
As this chart to the right shows, in subjects with age-related
4 Significantly decrease the time it takes to fall asleep The better
As published in leading sleep issues, 0.3 mg of melatonin restored sleep efficiency bet-
4 Significantly improve poor sleep medical journals ter than 0.1 mg or 3 mg. In fact, with 0.3 mg of melatonin, poor melatonin™
4 Significantly increase total sleep time sleep quality in aging adults improved to 88 percent of a perfect breakthrough
One of the studies reviewed included a small study my associates and I on the effects of night’s sleep! for better
0.3 mg of melatonin on sleep efficiency and sleep latency (the time it takes you to fall asleep)3. sleep
New!
Remarkably, the 0.3mg dosage of melatonin helped subjects fall asleep 20 minutes faster! My new “better melatonin” every night, doctor-
guaranteed! approved
That’s great news if you’re having trouble falling asleep at night.
2
Brzesinski A, Vangel MG, Wurtman RJ, et al. Sleep Med Rev 2005:9():41–50
breakthrough for even better, deeper sleep formula!
3
Wurtman RJ, Zhdanova IV. Lancet 1995;346(8988):1491 When I first began using this much lower 0.3 mg dosage
of melatonin, my wife Judith and I experienced great results.

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 What happens if you take too much melatonin?
Your sleep problems get worse!
M ost store-bought melatonin is in dosages at
10…20…or even 30 times more than what
you need each night. With these high dosages, you’ll
ing for you altogether or even makes your sleep prob-
lems worse.
[Illustration No. 1: Shows melatonin That’s why I highly recommend my new Vital
likely feel morning grogginess…even have hypother-
receptors without enough melatonin to Sleep. You get the optimal dosage of melatonin you
mia (reduced
activate them, body
so theytemperature)…and
look dormant] desensitize need each night for better sleep, guaranteed.
your melatonin receptors, so melatonin stops work-

Too much melatonin

causes hormone receptors
to shrink, with too little Each night, your brain’s pineal gland secretes melatonin to
entering the brain
Restore your melatonin to youthful levels again
help you fall asleep and stay asleep. But unless melatonin
successfully passes through cell walls and into the rest of

and sleep better!

your brain, it’s USELESS!

W hen the hormone melatonin is secreted from

your pineal gland, it stimulates the melatonin
receptors in your brain to get you ready for sleep.
Sleepless nights?
Hormone receptors are required for any cell to Here’s why… Overwhelmed
respond to a hormone. Same goes with melatonin. It As you age, sleep problems become more common. Here receptors prevent
will only respond to melatonin receptors. are the major reasons… melatonin from Pineal Gland
Now, there’s a new being absorbed
When your brain has the optimal amount of 1. A sharp decline (as much as 75 better melatonin
melatonin, it will stimulate the melatonin receptors percent) in melatonin, your body’s
natural sleep hormone breakthrough specially
for them to be properly activated...all to help you formulated for people “If you’re taking more than 1mg of melatonin nightly right now, I say
sleep deeper and sounder. 2. Changes in your body’s internal ‘STOP NOW.’ You may actually be hurting your ability to sleep soundly!
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 Scientific
Breakthrough New “dual-release” technology “I’m convinced Vital Sleep will help tens of
No.2 speeds you to sleep and helps thousands of people suffering from poor sleep.

you sleep all night long!

Why? It’s based on my 40-plus years of night. And if we awaken, it’s only for a short
research on melatonin and on this fact: My period, then we quickly fall back asleep.
wife and I take it every night—and we’ve During the night, we are also less sensitive
never slept better! to external noises that would normally

M elatonin has been called the

“sleep hormone” because its
release at nightfall prepares your
Exclusive New “dual Patented liquid shell is an
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Since the late 1960s, I’ve been studying the
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When you were younger, your brain’s
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at 100 to 200 pcg/ml each night. This My wife and I now take Vital Sleep every experts in melatonin research, shown here with his wife, Judith, a Ph.D.
high level helped you go to sleep easily night, and we routinely sleep through the and specialist in nutrition, moods, and weight loss.
and stay asleep.
But research4 reveals that in I’ve found nothing better to help people Help you fall asleep more quickly—20 minutes faster!
„
older people, peak nighttime melatonin
usually rises to only 30-40 pcg/ml—
over age 50 overcome sleep problems Turn restless, tossing-and-turning nights into deep,
„

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„
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„
That’s why it’s much harder to get a 0.3 mg melatonin speeds you SECOND DOSE I’m taking Vital Sleep each night, and I’ve never slept better. But that’s not all. Vital Sleep also does something absolutely
good night’s sleep as you age. quickly to sleep. A second capsule contains 0.3 mg
What can it do for you? essential if you want better sleep. (Hint: I believe it’s what
But imagine how well you’d sleep if of time-release beadlets to keep
you asleep.
astronauts should take in space…)
you could raise the level of melatonin to Actual size of capsule.
youthful levels once again and keep it at continued, next page…
that level all night.

It’s now possible with Vital Sleep’s Vital Sleep’s unique dosage and
unique “cap-in-cap” technology delivery system help you sleep better,
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It’s possible with a brand new better melatonin formula release
This liquid melatonin is in a form that’s immediately technology
called Vital Sleep. released into your system.
For the very first time… It restores your melatonin to youthful levels so you quickly
1) My recommended dosing regimen of melatonin…and fall asleep.
2) A unique delivery system of a capsule within a capsule n An inner capsule filled with a 0.3 mg dosage of melatonin The optimal dosage for
…have been combined to restore your body’s melatonin to in the form of exclusive, time-release beadlets. adults 50+ in an advanced
Vital Sleep is backed by years of scientific rese
youthful levels each night and keep it there. All to help you fall
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This second dosage of melatonin has been specially formulated
the latest technological breakthroughs ensurin
arch and dual-release capsule!
to be released into your system three to four hours after you take it. g you
better sleep every night. Here is Dr. Wurtman See page 17 for special savings and
As you can see in the illustration above, each Vital Sleep is a This ensures your level of melatonin will remain at its optimal level doing
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 Vital Sleep resets your body’s I’ve advised NASA
on better sleep for 3 myths
natural “sleep clock” so you enjoy deeper, astronauts, and about poor sleep
more blissful sleep once again here’s why…
Did you know that astro-
Millions of Americans are unnecessarily suffering from
poor sleep because they believe these myths…

A s I mentioned earlier, melatonin

is essential for a good night’s
sleep because (1) it prepares your
Changes in your sleep clock cause your
sleep patterns to shift earlier in the day. So
you feel more tired and sleepy during the
nauts in space sleep only four
to five hours every night?
Myth No. 1:
Poor sleep is normal as you age
Why? Because in space, FALSE!  You can enjoy deeper, sounder, longer sleep each
body for sleep and (2) it controls the day and feel like you need to go to sleep the sun rises and falls every 90 night, no matter your age. But you must address the hidden
timing of your body’s internal “sleep much earlier at night. minutes. This totally throws causes of age-associated sleep problems. And that’s exactly
clock.” These changes will disrupt your off the astronauts’ 24-hour what Vital Sleep does.
Did you know your body has normal sleep patterns. If you fall asleep at circadian cycle and their inter-
rhythmic patterns for eating, 9:00 or 9:30 p.m., you may find yourself nal sleep clocks. Myth No. 2:
sleeping and living? These are getting up at 2:00 or 2:30 a.m. and unable This is why up to 50 As you age, you need less sleep
normally locked into place by to go back to sleep. So you’re tired during percent of the crew on some NOT TRUE!  As you age, you may have a harder time
lightness and darkness. the day. And it’s cycle that’s hard to break. space shuttles take sleeping falling asleep and staying asleep. But your body still needs
When darkness falls, your body But remarkably… pills…and overall, nearly half an average of seven great hours of sleep a night—and that’s
knows instinctively that soon it will of all the medication used in what Vital Sleep can give you.
be time to go to sleep. This is why it’s …melatonin resets your space is to address sleeping problems.
easier for you to sleep deeply during sleep clock to normal There is a better way: The optimal dosage of melatonin. Myth No. 3:
the night than during the day.
In an eye-opening study5 I helped conduct, we found that Nothing I’ve ever found is better at resetting your body’s NThere’s nothing safe you can take to
Specifically, your sleep clock is regulated by what’s called the giving a 0.3 mg dosage of melatonin to healthy young people at internal “sleep clock” and helping you sleep longer and deeper help you sleep better
“circadian rhythm”. Circadian means “about 24 hours.” noontime could even promote sleepiness in the daytime. than melatonin. And it might work for you, even in space! NOT SO!  Americans spend $4.5 billion a year on conven-
Every 24 hours, your body goes through a normal That’s right. Melatonin worked so effectively, it “reset” the tional sleep “aids,” and most people think those are the only
cycle of wakefulness and sleepiness. options. Yet now, with Vital Sleep, you have an alternative
Reduce restlessness
internal sleep clocks in these young subjects during the daytime
The two most important things that “set” your circadian so their bodies thought it was time to go to sleep! that’s safe, gentle, non-habit forming and guaranteed to help

by 50%
rhythm: the dark cycle and melatonin secretion. you sleep better every night.
These results were so eye opening, this study became the
basis for using melatonin to combat jet lag. NEW Vital Sleep. Technological
The problem is, your body’s internal
“sleep clock” changes as you age
Now, with Vital Sleep’s unique melatonin dosage and
cap-in-cap delivery system, you can reset your body’s sleep
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Like a clock with a weak battery, your body’s internal “sleep clock and enjoy deeper, more blissful sleep once again. In yet another study6 I conducted, a lower 0.3 mg sleep better every night, guaranteed!
clock” can go haywire as you age. But there’s another big benefit you’ll get with better sleep as dosage of melatonin or a placebo was given to older
My colleagues at Harvard Medical School report that as you you’ll now see… people with sleep problems (ages 51 to 78) for three
continued, on page 12… Cutting edge
age, the window during which your internal clock allows you to consecutive days.
technology
sleep narrows. This may explain why you wake up so early in the Amazingly, those taking the 0.3 mg of melatonin… guarantees
morning and fall asleep so early at night. 5
Dollins AB, Zhdanova IV, Wurtman RJ, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA n Reduced restlessness at night by 50 percent… you better New!
1994;91:1824–1828
sleep first time
n Fell asleep twice as fast…
every night! offered!
n Lessened the number of nighttime wake ups by 65%…
Fix your body’s internal “sleep clock” and sleep great again! n Improved sleep quality!

awake 6Wurtman RJ, Zhdanova IV. Lancet 1995;346(8988):1491 To Try Vital Sleep completely RISK FREE…
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 Special Health Alert:
n Poor sleep may even shorten

Poor sleep linked to memory woes,

An estimated 50 to 70 million your life
U.S. adults have sleep or In a massive study of more than
wakefulness disorders— 1.1 million men and women, it was

weight gain, blood sugar concerns or worse. Institute of Sleep Medicine,

Sleep Disorders, and Sleep
discovered that the people who lived the
longest were those who slept seven hours
each night. Those that slept less than six

But better sleep can supercharge your health! Deprivation­—but now

Vital Sleep can help you
hours a night had less longevity13.

conquer these problems. The simple secret to super

N ot only are my wife Judith and I sleeping much better
each night with Vital Sleep, but we’re also enjoying an
extra benefit: Better memory!
n Poor sleep increases your risk of health
problems as much as 6-fold
suggested that men with poor sleep were
health and longevity
What can better sleep do for you?
Did you know that men who are poor sleepers are 6.5 times Plenty.
For me, the day after I’ve slept through the night, I’ve more likely to have health problems than men who are good more at risk of blood sugar problems10.
With a good night’s sleep every
had greater ability to remember the previous day’s events: sleepers? And women who have sleep troubles are 3.5 times night, you’ll feel more refreshed, more
n Poor sleep can make you
conversations I’ve had, easy retrieval of memories, sharper more likely to suffer health problems than women who are good fatter energized, more productive and become
recall—you name it. sleepers. These are the finding of a study of 1,600 adults in more active.
Finland noted in The Promise of Sleep7. In a meta analysis of 17 studies
My wife Judith (she’s a Ph.D. and health specialist in the involving more than 600,000 people, it Even better, you’ve seen in the
areas of nutrition, moods and weight loss) says this: “After a
n Poor sleep negatively affects your memory was found that those who slept an research outlined here, great sleep can tilt
restful night’s sleep using Vital Sleep, I find that my ability to and cognitive function average of five hours per night were more the odds in your favor for super health
articulate on my weekly radio show is enhanced…and my likely to gain weight11. Another study and longevity.
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco
short-term memory seems sharper, too.” of older adults (age 67-96) found those
discovered people who had disruptions in their circadian rhythm How can you sleep better, every
when sleeping or who awoke at night tossing and turning who suffered from poor sleep had more night? Just turn the page…
Scientific research backs up our increased their risk of memory loss and cognitive dysfunction8. central body fat and increased body fat
experiences: Great sleep is closely linked to percentage compared to good sleepers12.
n Poor sleep is unhealthy for your blood
improved health and greater longevity pressure and blood sugar
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Dement WC, Vaughan C. The Promise of Sleep. Dell 10
Mallon L, et al. Diabetes Care 2005;28:2762—2767
Publishing: New York. 2000 11
Cappuccio FP, et al. Sleep 2008:31:619—26
Do you want great health and increased longevity? Then 8
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Results from the National Health and Nutrition 2012. AAIC Press Release: http://www.alz.org/aaic/re-
12
Patel SR, et al. Int J Obes (Lond) 2008:32:1825—1834
sleep better every night! 13
Kripke DF, et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2002;59:131—136
Examination Survey found than subjects aged 32 to 59 who leases/mon_1030amct_irregular_sleep.asp
How much can sleep affect your health? Take a look at these
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