http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/12/Sleep-is-a-Necessity-Not-a-Luxury.aspxAs the pace of life gets more hectic, sleep tends to get short shrift. It's seen as wasted time. But lack of sleep actually reduces your productivity and puts your health at risk. Before Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1880, people slept an averageenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/12/Sleep-is-a-Necessity-Not-a-Luxury.aspx#126842Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:22:22 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:126842moisesThank goodness for the industrialization of life. Prior to the invention of the light bulb people unhealthily slept excessively (2.5 more hours than experts tell us is best). Today, now that we're all hooked up to the grid, we are sleeping almost exactly the number of hours that experts tell us is best.<br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=126842" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/06/12/Sleep-is-a-Necessity-Not-a-Luxury.aspx#126840Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:10:03 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:126840AaltrudeIn my experience, employers are not interested in organising their shifts so that employees get time to get enough sleep but are only interested in getting the work done in the most cost effective way. This can often make it difficult for the employee to get the sleep they need.<br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=126840" width="1" height="1">