Reasons to get more Sleep

Sleeping is not as easy as it should be for many people. There are actually people who dread nighttime because of the difficulties they have with falling asleep.I am lucky though because for me, it is not a chronic condition. I go through cycles of having a hard time falling asleep and of being okay.
Of course, in a less busy world we'd all grab some extra shut-eye. but sleep could have more effect on your health than you think, I got 5 surprising reasons why do we get MORE SLEEP.

1)MAKE YOU THINNER
The less you sleep you get, the higher your body mass index tends to be.Research showed that people who sleep five hours a night were found to have 15% more Ghrelin in their bodies and 15% less Leptin than those sleeping eight hours.

2) BOOST YOUR MEMORY
Sleep plays a key role in making a new memories stick in our brain.In Harvard experiment showed that subjects taught complex finger movements such as piano scale, recalled them better after 12 hours' sleep than 12 hours' awakefulness.

3) CAN FIGHT COLDS, ULCERS and EVEN CANCER
Good sleep boosts, the immune system. Melatonin,, produced when you sleep, is a cancer-fighting antioxidant. Night-shift workers may have to 70 times risk of breast cancer. Also, the chemical to repair damage to the stomach lining is secreted during the sleep, so staying up all night regularly raise your risk of ulcers.

4) SLOW DOWN AGING
A person who sleep six to seven hours a night live longer than those sleeping less than 4.5 hours. Persistent sleep debt affects carbohydrates metabolism in a way that may increase the severity of age related chronic disorders.

5) KEEP YOU ORDERLY
If you're a child, that is. The depression and self esteem often associated with just being a teenager actually correlate with sleep shortage. Young kids who sleep poorly are more than twice as likely to take to drink and drugs in adolescence.

Sleep is a very important part of everyone’s life. Getting enough sleep and sleeping properly is crucial to everyone’s well being. Learning to sleep better, not necessarily more should have a goal for everyone to improve the quality of their days.

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