Hey beauties!
Do you get enough quality sleep? I just realized lately that my sleep need improvement, so I did some research, here is what I found out why we need to work toward getting better quality sleep.
Are you one of those people that take pride in the fact that they get little sleep, with the reason being that they use their precious time to catch up on work or other activities they deem to be of a “higher priority”? This was me… but the more I researched, I realized that this is the wrong mindset to have if you want to live well, be physically and mentally healthy, and be fully productive at whatever you are doing. Keep read to find out 6 health benefits of quality sleep.
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Why Good Sleep Is Essential For Health
A good night’s sleep is highly essential for your health. If you know the value of maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly, you must also not overlook the benefits of sleep. It is quite unfortunate that in our modern age, the importance of sleep has been largely neglected. In an effort to change this mentality, we are giving you 6 reasons why a good night’s sleep is essential for your wellbeing:
1. Can improve your productivity
Sleep is important for essential brain functions including concentration, coordination, performance and cognition. When you don’t sleep well, you generally tend to have trouble concentrating on tasks and recalling important details. Ultimately, this will affect your productivity levels making it difficult to catch up with work and other daily activities.
2. Strengthens your immune system
Getting enough sleep will help repair and regenerate your body, thereby strengthening your immune system and preventing illness. When you persistently get poor or inadequate sleep, your immune system changes the way it works. It may not be strong or energized enough to fight harmful viruses and bacteria in your body. This can lead to you getting sick more often and usually when you get ill, doctors prompt you to get enough sleep, no matter the illness.
3. Lowers risk of weight gain
If you want to reap all the benefits of your weight loss tactics including your regular exercises, healthy diets and consumption of detox drinks and smoothies, it is necessary for you to cultivate the habit of getting a good night’s rest. This is because sleep deprivation can interfere with the hormones that regulate your appetite. This can lead you to consume a larger amount of calories than necessary thereby leading to weight gain. Moreover, quality sleep improves athletic performance by bettering your coordination and giving you more energy. Imagine the benefits you could get from your workouts after a good night’s sleep!
4. Improves your social interactions
Inadequate sleep has been linked to poor social skills and a decreased ability to recognize people’s emotions. Specifically, sleep deprived people have been found to lack empathy and the ability to correctly recognize and process emotional expressions of happiness and anger. This could prevent you from forming and maintaining healthy romantic relationships, friendships, family relationships and even work relationships.
5. Prevents mental health issues
You’ve probably realized that when you get little sleep, you tend to be angrier, crankier and generally moodier. When you sleep, your brain takes the opportunity to process your emotions. When this process is interrupted, you tend to have more negative emotions rather than positive ones. Continuous sleep deprivation can develop into mood and panic disorders and sometimes even depression. Some sources, such as JAMA Psychiatry have linked sleep deprivation to depression and even death by suicide.
6. Lowers your risk of heart disease
Your heart and blood vessels take the opportunity to rest during the time that you are sleeping. This is highly essential for the health of your cardiovascular system. When you sleep less, your blood pressure stays up for a longer period of time. High blood pressure can eventually lead to heart disease and stroke. It is therefore important to have a good night’s rest to allow your body to properly regulate your blood pressure.
How Much Sleep Do You Actually Need?
The amount of sleep a person needs depends on their age. So, whilst teenagers require about 8-10 hours of sleep, adults need 7-9 hours of quality sleep on a daily basis.
However, don’t forget that too much of anything is usually a bad thing. Oversleeping might leave you feeling tired and groggy. Moreover, research suggests that people who consistently sleep more than the recommended number of hours might develop health problems such as calcium buildup in their heart arteries.
To get all the health benefits of sleep, it is therefore better to stick to the number of sleeping hours recommended by experts.
Disclaimer of Medical Advice:
The content is not intended to establish a standard of care to be followed by a user of the website. You understand and acknowledge that you should always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your health.
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