Here's why we're so darn tired, according to a new survey - Fox News

Not surprisingly, the research revealed that most Americans believed they weren’t getting what they determined to be enough sleep, or enough deep sleep.

NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS WOULD TAKE THIS MUCH OF A PAY CUT FOR BETTER SLEEP.

Out of those surveyed, 47 percent believed their mood suffers when they hadn’t gotten enough sleep, while 44 percent believed they lack mental focus, South West News Service (SWNS) reported, citing the OnePoll survey.

Most of the results line up with those described in previous studies, including one conducted by a Johns Hopkins sleep researcher on the effects of sleep deprivation, which documented detrimental effects on the brain (including depression, irritability and “fuzzy thinking”) as well as health (cravings for unhealthy foods, higher levels of obesity, less active immune system) and even safety (when operating a motor vehicle)!

Lack of sleep has all kinds of repercussions, including detrimental effects on your memory, your health and even your safety.

Studies cited by Harvard, too, suggest that insufficient sleep can be detrimental to health, productivity and even public safety.

OnePoll’s survey found that Americans often seek out a variety of methods for getting better sleep, the most popular being herbal supplements, over-the-counter medication, prescription sleep aids or melatonin supplements, but experts, including the sleep researcher from Johns Hopkins, suggests a “doctor’s help” could be ideal