| It is widely supported that sleep is vital in leading a | | | | pressure. |
| healthy lifestyle. Many people still sleep less than the | | | | 5. Less sleep ticks off your balance. This is |
| recommended number of hours, though. It may not | | | | understandable. Less sleep makes your body |
| seem that much to those who cut off their sleeping | | | | disoriented that it would not be able to function |
| time for their personal endeavors, but sleep is | | | | properly. Take note that accidents can happen when |
| something that you can ignore. | | | | your body takes a fall or you get drowsy while |
| There are many reasons why sleep is important, | | | | driving. |
| most of it pertaining to our health and personal | | | | |
| well-being. Our body needs to rest and charge up, | | | | 6. Less sleep makes you more prone to depression. |
| after all. Sleeping gives the body that needed energy | | | | Sleep helps in relaxing our emotions and reorganizing |
| and reorganization of thoughts and physical functions. | | | | our thoughts. Sleeping in less than the recommended |
| 1. Less sleep can make you fatter. It was discovered | | | | number of hours is not enough, and will make you |
| that those who sleep for less than seven hours tend | | | | prone to worries and distress. This could lead to |
| to be fatter or more obese. This is because | | | | behavioral issues like ADHD, especially in children who |
| insufficient sleep appears to disturb our hunger | | | | suffer from lack of sleep. |
| hormones. Less sleep can lower leptin (hormone that | | | | 7. Less sleep shortens your life span. There have |
| suppresses appetite and speeds up metabolism) and | | | | been many studies about this, and they all discovered |
| increase ghrelin (which stimulates appetite). | | | | that those who sleep less than five hours every night |
| 2. Less sleep makes you eat food that is bad for | | | | have greater risk of dying early. |
| your heath. This is especially applicable to people | | | | There have been lots of studies and information that |
| suffering from sleep apnea. One reason for the | | | | promote the need for a nice complete sleep. This |
| sleeping illness they have is because of a diet that is | | | | recommendation is not a rootless conclusion. A lot of |
| very high in cholesterol, protein, total fat, and total | | | | our daily activities are affected by how much sleep |
| saturated fat. | | | | we can get. |
| 3. Less sleep can make you likely to have diabetes. | | | | The reasons stated on why sleep is important are |
| People who sleep five or fewer hours of sleep were | | | | credible enough for us to take sleep seriously, |
| found to be twice more likely to have the illness. | | | | despite our fast and hardworking lifestyle. People |
| 4. Less sleep makes you more prone to heart | | | | today are concerned on what they do when they |
| attacks. A study back in 2003 discovered that heart | | | | are up and awake that they dismiss sleep as a waste |
| attacks were more likely with those who sleep for | | | | of time sometimes. This should not be the case, as |
| five hours or fewer than with those who sleep more. | | | | sleep gives a lot of benefits for our body and our |
| Less sleep also contributes to an increase in blood | | | | health. |