Forbes January 21, 2026
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D., J.D.

A study published in 2018 in Healthcare found that across nearly 20,000 participants, almost 27.3% reported they had some type of sleep disorder. Another recent study indicates that nearly 33% of adults reported insufficient sleep and short-sleep cycles. With growing economies, increasing labor needs and rising wage challenges, insufficient sleep has grown to become a worldwide phenomenon. In fact, many experts attribute this growing trend to increasing stress levels as a part of a vicious cycle: stress disrupts sleep, and lack of sleep causes more stress.

Research has also overwhelmingly indicated that lack of sleep can lead to numerous health detriments, including chronic disease, mental health deterioration and even behavioral disorders. People are becoming privy to this problem and resorting...

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