6 Reasons to Get More Sleep

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Do you often find enough reasons to get more sleep for yourself?

It is important to get enough sleep because it helps your mind and body stay healthy and perform at their optimum.

Have there been moments when you have gone blank on your neighbor’s name?

Do you remember those times when you went around looking for your car key meanwhile it was in your hand?

 You are not alone, because I am certain many people can relate to this.

This could be a result of sleep deprivation.

Consider getting more of it and see if this helps in some ways.

Did you know that lack of sleep affects the ‘twin hormones’ (ghrelin and leptin) that control appetite?

When these two hormones are out of balance, you become less likely to resist the temptations of unhealthy foods.

When one prioritizes sleep, the health benefits that come with it are enormous.

You should be sleeping seven to nine hours a night because your energy level and physical and mental health get boosted when you wake up in the morning.

Getting enough sleep is not about the length of sleep time.

Rather, the quality is what matters to ensure, that you wake up feeling well rested and more focused.

If you have challenges sleeping, please, do inform your doctor, who will query possible underlining causes as to why you are having this experience.

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Benefits

More focused and enhanced learning/memory

When you get good quality sleep, it becomes easier for you to sustain your attention on something, and remembering it becomes easier.

During sleep, your brain processes your day’s activities and makes the connection between events, memories, and feelings while your body is at rest.

Good quality sleep enhances the brain’s ability to make these memories and links and improves on your ability to remember and understand them.

Reduces inflammation

Lack of sleep spikes stress hormones and consequent inflammation in the body.

Inflammations are known to create greater risks of diabetes, heart-related conditions, and cancer.

Aging is related to inflamed body states. Therefore, get more sleep and stay younger. Little wonder, the expression goes: “Get your beauty sleep!”

Increases positive feelings

When you get good sleep, you feel happier, you control your emotions better, and feel less stressed.

Conversely, when you are sleep-deprived, you find it hard to control your emotions, it becomes harder to cope with upsetting situations, and you are more stressed.

Boosts productivity and alertness

If you are well rested, your energy levels would be higher, you would become more alert, active, and engaged with your work, and would finish up with tasks faster with a lesser likelihood of committing errors.

Napping rekindles your “mental power”

Talking about ‘power nap‘:Do you have a habit of consuming caffeine to stay refreshed and productive at your place of work?

Consider taking a power nap and see for yourself!

A research study conducted on 24.000 Greek adults indicated a lower risk of dying from heart-related diseases among those who napped several times a day.

Ensures the body repairs itself

Do your cells produce more protein while you are sleeping?

Every damage to the body resulting from stress, exposure to harmful environmental factors, and ultraviolet rays get repaired by these protein molecules which serve as the building blocks of the cells in our bodies.

The aforementioned points are a few of the bountiful health benefits that await us when we get enough sleep.

How much good quality sleep do you get? Your body needs time to rest and heal itself.

Always remember, that no one can love you more than you should love yourself! The power is in your hand.