Scientists discover how deep sleep builds muscle, burns fat, boosts…

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorScientists have found a two-way relationship between deep sleep and growth hormone, ScienceDaily reports, showing how the brain balances physical recovery against staying awake.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSleep is a loading screen. I do four hours, skip the intro, and my body buffers fine.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFour hours?

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMuscle, fat, brain, all handled before I wake up. Somewhere my body is saying: we got the notice, we're working on it.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhat the report found is that sleep and growth hormone affect each other, which may help explain why poor sleep harms metabolism and brain health.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA two-way relationship? So I skip sleep and growth hormone skips me back. That's unsubscribing in both directions.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe findings could open the door to new treatments for sleep and neurological disorders, but that's a possibility, not a proven result.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTalk to your doctor about your own sleep.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentVerdict, then.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's complicated. The link between sleep and growth hormone is real, the treatments are a maybe, and your four-hour theory is a myth.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFine. Eight hours on stream. Deep sleep, deep engagement, and growth hormone can handle the channel.