(a slightly abbreviated version of this blog post is downloadable as both a Word doc & a PDF file)  

Here are half a dozen recent research papers on lifestyle and health - fuller details, abstracts & links to all studies mentioned are listed further down this post.  The first couple are on sleep.  I live a pretty healthy life, but I do "short change" myself a bit on sleep (otherwise you probably wouldn't get this blog).  Every now and again I question myself on the health sense...