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Rest okay.
Naps good.
Sleep great, especially in the proper amounts.
The Mayo Clinic commented on the need for a minimum of 7 hours of sleep per night for optimal health. In that, this amount of sleep for a healthy adult sets the rest of the day’s decisions on a particular course, e.g. more effective decision-making.
A bad sleep can affect one’s overall tone of day. The inability to focus on daily tasks can be a problem of this too. It affects the body and the mind in different but severe ways. A common experience of the overworked comes in the form of sleep deprivation.
As the article states, “Sleep deprivation can have a significant impact on both your mind and body. In addition to perpetuating serious health conditions, lack of sleep can negatively affect your mood and temperament, as well as your ability to focus on daily tasks. Plus, lack of sleep influences what and how much you eat.”
That is, the hormones throughout the body get regulated through proper sleep. That means the hunger hormones move into the outer reaches of the Kuiper Belt. You become hungrier, even hangrier.
People may stuff themselves with bagels and muffins in order to quell the increased cravings. The cravings arising from the lack of sleep, the sleep deprivation. This sleep permits the body and the mind to recover from a full day’s work. It becomes highly important for health.
“Furthermore, sleep allows time for your mind and body to recover from the day’s work, and these important processes are cut short when you don’t get ample shut-eye. During the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep,” the Mayo Clinic explained, “your brain sorts the important information from the unimportant and files long-term memory. If this stage of your sleep cycle is shortchanged, your mental focus and acuity may decrease.”
You can become ill-tempered and irascible as a result. With less than 7 hours of sleep per night, an individual can, over time, begin to suffer from depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, and weight gain. Other health consequences as ensue.
“In addition, when you don’t get enough sleep, you may experience increased body aches and pains, reduced immune function and impaired performance at work. All of these problems can have a ripple effect on your daily habits,” the Mayo Clinic said.
However, if an individual can make a habit of sleep as part of their daily routine, even with some forgiveness and room for slipping up or a late night work or school assignment, then health can improve.
The improvement would be on the all the above-mentioned health risks. It would be a reduction in them. Some tips from the staff at the Mayo Clinic include the setting of a sleep goal of a regular time and sleep duration at the recommended amount for your sex and age.
The next is to make a routine of the bedtime. Honor and respect yourself with the proper sleep goals. The next is to eat less processed food, have more fruits and vegetables and lean meats, and feel better with the healthier diet, and then feel better with the improved sleep from the good sleep due to not feeling hungry when going to sleep or waking up. Hunger interrupts sleep.
Another recommendation is to ease into your sleep regimen in order to feel better and more comfortable when finally finding the time to rest and catch some z-shaved sheep while counting them.
On the flip side, making sleep a priority can help you achieve your other wellness goals, such as stress management. When your body and mind are well-rested, you’ll be able to respond to life with greater perspective and understanding. Try these tips for getting better sleep and creating the foundation for your overall wellness.
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