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Article: Good Night's Sleep Tops Wellness Priority for Women; Third Annual BSC Stress & Sleep Survey Finds Respondents' Beliefs and Actions at Odds.

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May 3, 2004
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the Better Sleep Council's (BSC) third annual stress and sleep survey, women identify getting a good night's sleep as their top priority for personal wellness. Twenty-seven percent believe sleep is the most important wellness activity over a balanced diet (24%) and exercising 30 minutes a day (19%).

Survey results highlight a disconnect between what women say is most important for their health and what they actually do to stay well. While 45% of women feel most energized after a good night's sleep, only 16% say that they are likely to sleep more to improve their overall wellness. In fact, women ranked getting a ... 







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