Sleep is essential for good health and a sense of well-being. It gives your cells (in your brain, muscles, etc.) time to rest, clean out waste, and repair. Enough quality sleep helps to reduce inflammation throughout the body and lower the risk of many chronic diseases, such as heart disease, depression, metabolic syndrome, and high blood pressure. Being well rested promotes physical and mental energy, attention, and productivity. Sleep supports your memory, immune system, exercise performance, and can help you to better manage stress and weight. In short, getting enough quality sleep every day can help optimize just about everything for your body and mind. Which is why, we’re going to go over how you can get more good sleep using the food you eat every day. (Nutrition has a big impact on your sleep!) Getting quality sleep is easier than you think.