Research shows that sleep is very important for your mind, body and is general healthy lifestyle. Sleep goes a beyond banishing those dark under eye circles and puffiness. Quality sleep and be beneficial to your heart, mind, weight.
These are the reasons why:
- Your body, mind and overall health rejuvenates and heals;
- Your skin uses the sleeping time to heal by repairing cells from the day, as well as encouraging healthy blood flow to your skin;
- Sleep therefore gives it your skin a chance to improve. That’s the reason why you may wake up looking refreshed, bright eyed and rosy cheeked.
- Sleep is very important for cell restoring, it is also important for keeping the immune system healthy. One of the reasons for skin breakouts such as pimples and blackheads is stress.
- Sleep deprivation can lead to stress and can alter your ability to cope with certain situations. Some experts have found that university students tend to have more breakouts during times of stress and lack of sleep such as during exam time.
The following reveals the links between sleep and your health:
Sleep and the Immune System
Donna Arand, clinical director of the Kettering Sleep Disorders Centre in Dayton, Ohio says that the less sleep you get, the weaker your immune system and the more vulnerable you are to infection such as colds and flu.
Heart Disease and the Sleep Link
Arand goes on to say that lack of sleep may be one of the causes of an inflammatory response in the blood vessels and arteries which makes up the cardiovascular system.
Lack of Sleep Can Cause:
- Fatigue;
- Poor memory and concentration;
- Mood disturbances;
- Impaired judgement
- Reaction time;
- Poor physical coordination.
- Sleep and Children
According to the Journal ‘Sleep’ 2010, children between the ages of 10 and 16 who have sleep issues such as interrupted breathing during sleep, sleep apnea, snoring are more likely to suffer with a lack of concentration, attention and learning.
A 2009 study in the Journal Paediatrics shows that children who are aged between seven and eight suffering with a lack of sleep (less that about eight hours of sleep) were more likely to shows signs of inattentiveness, impulsiveness and hyperactivity.
