March was National Sleep Awareness Month if you missed the press.
Here’s the bottom line: Figuring out how to always (or almost always) get a good night’s sleep every night should be a priority for you every day not just in March or when a new study is released.
If you think sleep is just a luxury and not a necessity, think again. Lack of sleep leads to premature aging and not just those bags and circles under your eyes.
When you are awake your degenerate. When you sleep you regenerate
If you believe all the advertisements that all you need it a couple pills to solve your sleep issues, think again on that as well. The bottom line is sleep medications (the kind you need a prescription for) numb the brain for 8 hours but they don’t allow you to go in to deep restorative sleep. If you are not dreaming you are not going into deep sleep.
Why is sleep so important? Lack of sleep puts us at higher risk for high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. It also makes us more susceptible to pain and gut problems. It may be a causative factor in depression not to mention just making all of us more irritable and grumpy.
And lack of sleep is not a friend of your waistline. Lack of sleep is a form a stress. Stress causes an increase in cortisol and an increase in cortisol causes you to crave those fatty/salty/sweet comfort foods.
To learn more about the importance of Sleep and Tips to Improve Your Sleep Habits, click on Articles above.
Disclaimer: The information provided on this website is not intended to substitute for medical counseling. Intentional Health does not treat, prevent, cure, or diagnose any disease or ailment.
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