According to researchers, sleep is as important as having nutritious food and exercise. Getting adequate and good sleep at proper time can protect your mental and physical health and thus increasing the quality of life and good health.
During sleep, body works to maintain the healthy brain function and physical health. In children sleep also helps in growth and development.
Sleep also affect your daily routine work like how to think, work or learn. It helps the brain to function properly.
According to studies good night’s sleep improves the pace of your learningby increasing your concentration and creativity.
Inadequate sleep leaves you in mood swings and make you feel depressed and unmotivated.So, for healthy brain function and good emotional health good sleep in very important.
Good sleep is also very important for physical health. During sleep body also works on healing and repairs the heart and blood vessels, which reduces the risk of heart attack or high blood pressure by 25%.
Adults who have sleep of less than 6 hours are at double the risk of heart disease than who have more hours of sleep.
Sleeping too little causes disruption in health and biological conditions.
Good sleep increases body immune system and you are less prone to diseases like common cold and flu.
Good sleepers have lesser waistline as they tend to eat less calorie.Poor sleep effects hormones that effect appetite and increases the craving for sugary food to maintain the energy level to do days routine work.
Sleep deficiency not only has adverse effect on health but also effect large-scale damage. For example, driver’s sleepiness which causes many accidents and thousands of deaths.
So, it is important to take sleep seriously as it can be a matter of life and death.
Good sleep is one of the pillars of health life along with healthy food and exercise.
So, take diligent care of your sleep and sleep well!!