Sleeping
is very important for good health through out your life. Getting good quality (Peaceful) of sleep at right times helps to maintain your mental health, physical health and safety of our life. There are several other aspects dealing with sleep. Sleep take care of your health and fresh up and prepare you physically and mentally for next day.
However, how much we should sleep is not same for all. It’s at least common for all. You can read that below
7-8 hrs sleep is at least time for everyone. In this technology world Mostly adults are only not sleeping properly due to the computer, internet, mobile.etc.. Even me you can see the post timing. Not sleeping Properly cause to some problems
Memory
How you are when awake depends on what happens when you are sleeping. During sleep our body works for our brain. Everything we do on that day gets safely stored and makes a fresh space for the following day. So, if you don’t sleep properly, you may end up in several confusions starting from where you have kept your common things to most important work related issues.
Obesity
Lack of sleep is directly linked with weight gain. Know why? because sleep maintains balance between hormones that makes you feel hungry(ghrelin) and full(leptin). When you don’t get enough sleep the level of ghrelin goes up and leptin come down making you to feel more hungry and consume food that is more than needed for you, its lead to obesity.
Hormone changes
Sleep also affects how your body reacts to insulin that controls your blood glucose(sugar) level. Lack of proper sleep in a higher blood sugar level, which means that you are at a risk of getting the lifelong disease diabetes.!
During sleep cells in our body produce proteins that are essential for growth, especially in children and teens. Sleep deficiency will of course disturb the levels of growth hormone.
Safety
Not had enough sleep in the night? Then you are at the edge of committing mistakes during day time. It may be as silly as drowsing in the class and scolded by your teacher or some serious issues like accidents during driving.
Heart Disease
Lack of sleep is directly linked with blood pressure and cholesterol, both of which are important risk factors for heart disease and stroke. So in order to have a healthy heart, its time you get proper amount of sleep.
Lead to Diseases
Sleep loss alters immune system. It affects the activity odd body’s natural killer cells that protect us from infections. Sleeping properly helps to fight against diseases even the deadliest cancer.
Mood
Feeling to quarrel with anyone just like that? Then just make sure did you had a peaceful sleep the before night? Because sleep loss may result in irritability, impatience, lack of concentration and moodiness.
Children and teens who sleep less feel angry, have mood swings, feel sad or depressed affecting their academic career as well as having many issues with their friends.
Here comes the interesting point. Studying for hours together will not give you expected results because children who had a good nap after studying had good memory power and showed better results than children who had only time for studying but not for sleeping.
Here is a list showing how much sleep is recommended per day for different age groups.
New born 16-18 hrs
Pre-school aged children 11-12 hrs
School aged children At least 10 hrs
Teens 9-10 hrs
Adults(including elders) 7-8 hrs.
Enough of all those restless works.! Give a break and let that break be peaceful for sufficient time.
SLEEP WELL
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