In his presentation, Dr. Seixas discussed the role of sleep to our overall health, the consequences of chronic sleep deficit and tips on how to get a good night’s rest. He helped us understand the real cost to our health of not receiving adequate sleep and ways we can improve our sleep habits. It is an issue that affects us on both a personal and community level. The importance of adequate sleep is often overlooked when we think about achieving and sustaining good health and yet sleep impacts almost every aspect of our health and wellbeing from maintaining a healthy weight, to our mental and emotional wellbeing.