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Why Good Sleep Is Important

Updated: Jun 16, 2020

If you haven't seen our previous post related to sleep and its importance, take a look here!


Having a good night's sleep is extremely important for our health! It is as important as eating healthy and exercising. However, there are many factors that can interfere with natural sleep patterns. People these days are sleeping less than before, the quality of sleep has decreased as well.

 

1: Tend to consume fewer calories

Some studies have shown that sleep deprived personnel have bigger appetite and tend to eat more as well. Also, when our sleep cycle is in a mess, we tend to have an irregular appetite and the tendency to overeat is higher. Poor sleep affects hormones that regulate appetite. Those who get adequate sleep tend to eat fewer calories than those who don’t.


2: Better concentration & productivity

Sleep is important for various aspects of our brain function. It includes cognition, concentration, productivity and performance. Sleep deprivation affects all these negatively. Sleep deprivation affects our overall brain function and without proper sleep, it is difficult to maintain. Good sleep has shown to improve problem solving skills and enhance memory performance for all.

3: Maximise athletic performance

With good sleep, it allows our body to rest and recuperate properly. After exercising, we need to eat well and sleep well to help us grow and recover efficiently. The food would help us have the nutrients and proteins required to aid in recovery and with proper sleep, it would speed up the process of getting the nutrients to our muscles as well as the recovery process. With that, it would lead to an overall enhanced athletic performance.


4: Improve immune functions

With proper sleep, our body cells can function properly and optimally. Whereas, with the lack of sleep, our body becomes more susceptible to illnesses and it causes our immune system to be weaker as compared to when we have a proper sleep schedule.


 

Having proper sleep is not just something you do for a day or two, it has to be on a consistent and long term basis. Fix the time when you head to bed as well as the time when you wake up. By fixing this timings, your body would be accustomed to it and your body would accommodate to these timings. It takes effort for one to achieve consistent good sleep on a daily basis. By taking the first step towards it, you are already half way there! Don't give up!


 

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