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Sleep Deprivation -Why You Need Sleep For Optimal Health
I know your days are like trying to fit 10 pounds of crap into an 8 pound bag, but hey, don’t short change your health.
Sleep is critical. One cannot keep a healthy mind and brain without enough sleep. Sleep deprivation studies bear this out. Loss of sleep is associated with poorer decision making, a loss of appetite control with an increase in hunger (bad combo). Changes in glucose and insulin tolerance that lead to increases in obesity and diabetes. [1]
Think about self imposed sleep deprivation for a second, who is making you sleep deprived? You? No one’s awarding you brownie points for burning the candle at both ends. As you can see from the introduction you are doing yourself a mighty disservice.
Sleep Yourself Thin
In the short term, the mild and chronic lack of getting a full night’s sleep may inhibit the complete flushing out all these accumulated brain wastes and be responsible for the effects of sleep deprivation. For instance, there is a higher rate of obesity among people who average less than seven hours of sleep a night. Think of the millions of people who are trying to lose weight and control their appetite without getting enough sleep is just making that task harder.
