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Hey, sleep is crucial for your body! |
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Sleep. It's a basic necessity of life, as important to our health and well-being as air, food and water. When we sleep well, we wake up feeling refreshed, alert, ready to face daily challenges. When we don't, every part of our lives can suffer. Our jobs, our relationships, our productivity and safety are all put at risk. And lack of sleep - due to sleep loss or sleep disorders - is taking a serious toll. |
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Mood
is one of the first things to be affected by sleep
loss. With even minimal sleep loss, our threshold
for containing anger is lowered.
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Pulling all-nighters to
cram for exams leaves students severely sleep
deprived and also lowers
your immunity
to infection.
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Identify
the amount of sleep you need to be fully alert all
day long, and get that amount every night. Most
adolescents
need
between 8.5 to 9.25
hours of sleep
each night.
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Never
use alcohol to
help yourself fall asleep! It will suppress the
amount of sleep you receive and you will often
experience early-morning awakenings.
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Stop
smoking! Two-pack-a-day smokers who
quit cut the time they lay awake in bed by half.
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Lack
of sleep can cause
weight
gain!
Consumption of beverages and foods high in sugar
content are often used as an aid to staying awake
when sleep-deprived.
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Approximately
40 million
Americans suffer from chronic sleep
disorders.
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