Celebrity Sleep Secrets, and What You Can Learn From Them

Michael Jackson

The questions surrounding Michael Jackson’s sudden death in June 2009 seem to focus on one fact—the King of Pop couldn’t sleep. Instead of standard sleeping pills, he relied on a mixture of powerful sedatives, including propofol, an anesthetic used to keep people unconscious during surgery.

The night before he died, Jackson reportedly lay awake, immune to anti-anxiety medications and muscle relaxants, until receiving a propofol injection and falling asleep around 11 a.m. Shortly after, the performer stopped breathing. His doctor's unorthodox methods have resulted in a homicide ruling, and, hopefully, served as a wake-up call to those who go to extreme and unsafe lengths to get some shut-eye.

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