i m dr. sanjay gupta. we spend one-third of our lives asleep. that s roughly 25 years of shut-eye. yet sleep is anything but a waste of time. it s a critical component of our health, and it deserves to be taken seriously. when your head hits the pillow, your body doesn t shut down. it uses that time to heal tissue, to strengthen memory, even grow. so what happens when you don t or you can t get enough sleep? it s a problem for too many of us, and one that can affect our every waking hour. think about it for a minute. how do you sleep at night? there s so much to learn about how we sleep that impacts how we live. glenn keller certainly appreciates the value of sleep. he s a long-haul truck driver and his livelihood, his life
your body except for the eyes and diaphragm are paralyzed. this total relaxation allows the brain and body to rebuild and replenish. essential to our daytime function. we have a long way to go before the entire human race is well educated about this issue. the cdc calls sleep deprivation a public health epidemic. we re sacrificing sleep in favor of other activities in our busy 24/7 lives. i think it s kind of taken for granted, sleep health, you ve been saying before sleep health where they consider it the third pillar in length along with diet and exercise. a lot of times it s taken for granted. how do we recover if we re not getting proper sleep and rest. glenn got some answers when he got his sleep disorder diagnosed. so this one doesn t have an antenna attached to it. for the past three years, his c-pap machine has been his trustee side kick both on the
depend on his ability to be awake. as a professional driver, being safe and being alert is paramount. then it s just crucial to get the crucial amount of sleep. never realized how serious a sleep disorder could be. glenn and i have actually met before. three years ago he took part in our fit nation challenge. it was around that time that glenn also discovered he had a sleep disorder, one that he could treat. one of glenn s routes has brought him back to atlanta, so i hitched a ride to see how he s been doing. what s up, man? dr. gupta. you didn t think you d see me again? let s go for a spin. do you remember the first time you noticed you had a sleeping problem? i actually noticed, i had gone in the hospital to have surgery on my wrist and when i came out of surgery, there was
off. she was getting desperate. but dr. rye discovered one more option, a drug sometimes used to help bring people out of anesthesia. two years ago, danielle became only the second person in the united states to get the drug for hypersomnia. instantly, it was a game-changer. within 15 minutes of placing the tablets under my tongue, all of a sudden that wall that i felt like i lived with in my brain, you know, my entire life was just gone. it crumbled. and i was able to think clearly and communicate and talk and hold a conversation with somebody without having to look at them. it was incredible. it actually made me feel for the first time like i was alive. for glenn keller, finding how to live with his sleep disorder has been about finding balance. as a professional truck driver, he spends more than 250 days of the year on the road, driving
triathlon is growing, in fact the number has increased ten-fold in the last ten years. one of the all-time greats will be along to share tips about keeping your head in the game. they will explain something you will love. how anyone can get more fit, lose more weight, while in fact working out less. before we get to all of that, there is a big story we have been following along for sometime out of new york. you may have heard about this. mayor michael bloomberg launched the crusade to ban sugary drinks, including sodas in city restaurants and delis. and thursday, he got what he wanted on the large drink, 16 ounces or more. i spoke with mayor bloomberg earlier from new york. all right, mr. mayor, thank you so much for joining us. i wondered, a lot of people are talking about what is happening in new york city obviously. i wonder if you could sort of take me back to the beginning for you. when did this become something you were thinking about seriously? well, over the last fe