Sleep isn’t just “something we do at night.” It’s a biologically essential process that repairs the brain, consolidates memory, balances mood, regulates appetite, and clears the brain’s metabolic waste. When sleep goes sideways, everything else goes sideways: mood, focus, resilience, and yes, health. It's fairly common to rely on substances to “hack” sleep, and while these may feel helpful in the short term, they throw your brain’s natural sleep architecture out of whack. L
