Sleep Becomes our Most Valued Commodity

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	Sleep Becomes our Most Valued Commodity

trendagitator

10-23-2007 12:30 PM

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Foresight experts predict sleep may soon become one of our most valued commodities. In an increasingly stressed, compressed and frenetic world, the luxury of sleep and rest is something consumers are just beginning to understand.

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