8 Amazing health benefits of SLEEP!

          

8 Amazing health benefits of SLEEP

1.     IT IMPROVES MEMORY: Your mind is surprisingly very busy while you’re awake and they all begin to process and at this point they seem to be all over the place. During sleep you can strengthen these memories through a process called consolidation. What this means is that if you’re trying to learn something new, you will perform better AFTER sleeping!

2.     MAKES YOU LIVE LONGER: A shorter life span can be linked with too much or too little sleep. Having a good and average sleep is largely important for a longer life so ensure you get enough sleep.

3.     STOPS INFLAMMATION: Inflammation is linked to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, and premature aging. A 2010 study found that C-reactive protein, which is associated with heart attack risk, was higher in people who got six or fewer hours of sleep a night. 

4.     SPARKS UP CREATIVITY: Starting a day after a good night sleep works like magic. In addition to consolidating memories, or making them stronger, your brain appears to reorganize and restructure them, which may result in more creativity as well.

5.     SHARPENS ATTENTION: Lack of sleeps wrecks your attention but a good sleep sharpens it.

6.     AIDS WEIGHT LOSS: Researchers at the University of Chicago found that dieters who were well rested lost more fat—56% of their weight loss—than those who were sleep deprived, who lost more muscle mass. (They shed similar amounts of total weight regardless of sleep.) While planning to start a weight loss program, it is important to include a healthy sleep routine.

7.     LOWERS STRESS:  A good and healthy sleep lowers stress and relaxes your nerves.

8.     CLEARS DEPRESSION: Sleeping well means more to our overall well-being than simply avoiding irritability. Learn to catch some sleep if you find yourself getting depressed.