Sleep is essential to our overall immunity and health. When you don’t get optimal sleep, it can affect your daily life and hold you back from feeling energized, productive, and healthy.

But, according to a recent survey, half of Americans report stress over the past year is negatively impacting the quality of their sleep, and many are ignoring sleep challenges that could point to a larger underlying health concern.

This week is national sleep awareness week, and here to help us understand the critical importance of sleep is Carlos Nunez. Carlos is the chief medical officer for res-med—a company that develops technology and devices for sleep apnea and other respiratory diseases.