https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Are-You-Getting-Enough-ZZZ-s/m-p/2510790#M830 <P>The connections between sleep and brain health may surprise you. Sleep is critical for memory, learning and other important brain&nbsp;functions. What’s more, research shows that <A title="A Healthy Diet May be Linked to Better Sleep" href="https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/articles/healthy-diet-better-sleep/?intcmp=COMM-OC-TOPIC-HLTHTIPS-sleep" target="_self">what you eat may affect how well you sleep</A>. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine&nbsp;found that when people ate a healthy diet, they went to sleep more quickly and got more restorative sleep than when they ate a diet that was lower in fiber and higher in sugar and saturated fat (butter, cheese, cream and fatty meat). Interested in learning more about how getting enough sleep may benefit your brain? <A title="Your Brain on Sleep" href="https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/videos/brain-on-sleep/?intcmp=COMM-OC-TOPIC-HLTHTIPS-sleepvideo" target="_self">Watch this video</A>&nbsp;before you go to bed tonight. <A title="AARP® Staying Sharp®" href="https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/about/brain-health/what-do-i-get/?intcmp=COMM-OC-TOPIC-HLTHTIPS-BH" target="_self">Find more health information</A> at AARP® Staying Sharp®, an AARP member benefit, today.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:37:15 GMT AARPMaggie 2023-08-02T18:37:15Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Are-You-Getting-Enough-ZZZ-s/m-p/2510790#M830 <P>The connections between sleep and brain health may surprise you. Sleep is critical for memory, learning and other important brain&nbsp;functions. What’s more, research shows that <A title="A Healthy Diet May be Linked to Better Sleep" href="https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/articles/healthy-diet-better-sleep/?intcmp=COMM-OC-TOPIC-HLTHTIPS-sleep" target="_self">what you eat may affect how well you sleep</A>. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine&nbsp;found that when people ate a healthy diet, they went to sleep more quickly and got more restorative sleep than when they ate a diet that was lower in fiber and higher in sugar and saturated fat (butter, cheese, cream and fatty meat). Interested in learning more about how getting enough sleep may benefit your brain? <A title="Your Brain on Sleep" href="https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/videos/brain-on-sleep/?intcmp=COMM-OC-TOPIC-HLTHTIPS-sleepvideo" target="_self">Watch this video</A>&nbsp;before you go to bed tonight. <A title="AARP® Staying Sharp®" href="https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/about/brain-health/what-do-i-get/?intcmp=COMM-OC-TOPIC-HLTHTIPS-BH" target="_self">Find more health information</A> at AARP® Staying Sharp®, an AARP member benefit, today.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:37:15 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Are-You-Getting-Enough-ZZZ-s/m-p/2510790#M830 AARPMaggie 2023-08-02T18:37:15Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Are-You-Getting-Enough-ZZZ-s/m-p/2514283#M838 <P>I used to have trouble getting to sleep, but nowadays I have trouble staying awake!</P> Sun, 27 Aug 2023 04:06:34 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Are-You-Getting-Enough-ZZZ-s/m-p/2514283#M838 2Papa 2023-08-27T04:06:34Z