Why is sleep good for me?
07/01/2019
If your body is not getting the sleep it needs every major system, tissue and organ of the body is affected. This means you increase your risk of chronic diseases including high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, cancer, heart attack and stroke. You are at a higher risk of having an accident. Your mood, appetite, energy levels, attention, performance, resilience, immunity, reproductive hormones and even your genes are affected when you lose sleep.
Good sleep brings you many benefits:
- Healthier immune system – less illnesses
- Easier to maintain a healthy weight
- Better exercise performance
- Less risk of accidents
- Better performance at work – more efficient, better decision making
- Able to learn and remember new facts – great tip for students
- Able to cope better with stress and emotions