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Description of  The Power of the Downstate: Recharge Your Life Using Your Body's Own Restorative Systems

Leverage your built-in rhythms of Upstates and Downstates to enhance energy, sharpen thinking, balance moods, fuel fitness, and more. If youre like most people, the relentless daily grind of go-go-go, do-do-do, can run down your energy and deplete your resources. While most of us find our lives full of Upstate moments that rev up our stress engines, it doesnt have to be this way. World-renowned sleep researcher Sara C. Mednick, PhD, shows us how we can access the most replenishing and repairing aspects of sleep through activities and moments that happen during our day by diving into our Downstate. Dr. Mednick shows that bringing ourselves back to the Downstate is critical for our health, well-being, and cognitive longevity. Drawing on her original findingsand those of others across many fields of medicineDr. Mednick creates a comprehensive picture of the Upstate/Downstate rhythms that orchestrate all of our bodies vital systems, along with a novel theory that aging is caused by spending less and less time in Downstate activities. Read more