GET A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP, YOU’VE DESERVED IT!
Sleep plays a vital role in our health and wellbeing throughout our life. By allowing our minds and bodies to rest, we wake up ready to tackle our daytime performance, personal safety, physical and mental health as well as quality of life. When we sleep well, we have an increased ability to :
- Reduces stress
- Learn
- Improves memory
- Help in decision making
- Ensures emotional wellbeing
- Maintain a strong and healthy immune system
- Develop physically and mentally
We should understand the importance of rest and sleep because the deprivation of sleep has many disadvantages. When we don’t get a sufficient amount of quality sleep, we tend to perform inadequately in all areas. We feel excessive daytime sleepiness, tired, frustrated, moody and lethargy. Lack of quality sleep tends to suffer from :
- Morning headaches
- Poor performance at work, school, sports or other activities
- Poor memory, difficulty focusing and learning ability
- Anxiety and depression
- Impaired driving ability
- An increased risk of alcohol and drug dependence
- Relationship problems
Lack of sleep night after night leads to sleep debt. This type of sleep deprivation may lead to an array of chronic health problems such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
To restore your sleep balance, you need to make sleep a priority each and every day.
If you wake up feeling refreshed, you are probably sleeping enough. If not, you need to adjust your sleeping habits.
See sleep tips for ideas on how to improve your chances of a good night’s sleep.
