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Truro Library Book Group — WHY WE SLEEP by Matthew Walker, PhD

October 31, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Truro Library Book Club
Wednesday, October 31, 6:00 p.m.
October’s selection is Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, PhD.   With two appearances on CBS This Morning and Fresh Air‘s most popular interview of 2017, Matthew Walker has made abundantly clear that sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep.  Now, charting the most cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and marshalling his decades of research and clinical practice, Walker explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood and energy levels, regulate hormones, prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes, slow the effects of aging, and increase longevity. He also provides actionable steps towards getting a better night’s sleep every night. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk for check out.