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43 THE STUFF OF NIGHTMARES Most people don’t get enough sleep. We are a society that burns the candle at both ends, a nation where people stay up all night to study, work or have fun. However, going without adequate sleep per night carries with it both short- and long-term consequences that can affect every aspect of our lives. e optimum number of hours of sleep is thought to be just under eight, but research carried out by the Royal Society for Public Health has shown that most people manage less than seven. Over the course of a week this deficit equates to a whole night’s sleep, and research by e Sleep Council has shown that 33 per cent of people only manage 5–6 hours, while 7 per cent get less than 5 hours. e regenerative power of sleep allows the brain to process information, muscle and joints to recover and enables protein to be replenished