Health Benefits Of Good Sleep

It may seem obvious that sleep is beneficial. Even without fully grasping what sleep does for us, we know that going without sleep for too long makes us feel terrible, and that getting a good night's sleep can make us feel ready to take on the world.What difference could an extra hour of sleep make in your life? Maybe quite a lot, experts say. Studies show that the gap between getting just enough sleep and getting too little sleep may affect your health, your mood, your weight, and even your sex life.Here i will be discussing some benefits of having enough sleep .



                              BENEFITS OF GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP
WEIGHT CONTROL: Getting enough sleep could help you maintain your weight -- and conversely, sleep loss goes along with an increased risk of weight gain. Lack of sleep can make you put on weight by drastically slowing your metabolism down, according to a study by scientists at Uppsala University in Sweden. The researchers suggested getting plenty of sleep might prevent weight gain.

MOOD: According to research nearly two thirds of people blame lack of sleep when they feel irritable.Getting enough sleep won't guarantee a sunny disposition. But you have probably noticed that when you're exhausted, you're more likely to be cranky. That's not all. "Not getting enough sleep affects your emotional regulation," says Mindell. "When you're overtired, you're more likely to snap at your boss, or burst into tears, or start laughing uncontrollably.

CLEAR THINKING: Study has shown that after a bad night sleep , it is possible we get fuzzy  and easily confused  we feel like the brain is slow.Sleep loss affects how you think, it impairs your cognition, your attention and your decision making.People who are sleep-deprived are substantially worse at solving logic or math problems than when they're well-rested. "They're also more likely to make odd mistakes, like leaving their keys in the fridge by accident.

BETTER MEMORY:Studies have shown that while we sleep our brains process and consolidate our memories from the day.If you don't get enough sleep, it seems like those memories might not get stored correctly and can be lost.During deep sleep the brain goes through our impressions of the day in a process vital to memory formation.Study shows that people who sleep less six hours a night for two weeks scored far worse on memory test than those who slept eight hours.

LOWER RISK OF INJURY:Sleeping enough might actually keep you safer. Sleep deprivation has been linked with many notorious disasters, like the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger and the grounding of the Exxon Valdez. The Institute of Medicine estimates that one out of five auto accidents in the U.S results from drowsy driving  that's about 1 million crashes a year.Of course, any kind of accident is more likely when you're exhausted, says Jodi A. Mindell, PhD, a professor of psychology at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia and author of Sleep Deprived No More. "When you're overtired, you're more likely to trip, or fall off a ladder, or cut yourself while chopping vegetables," she says. "Household accidents like that can have serious consequences."

BETTER SEX LIFE:The better rested you are, the better sex you'll have, according to researchers. The 2010 Sleep in America poll found about 20-30 per cent of men and women felt their family life and sexual relationships had been affected by their sleepiness.

IMMUNITY:Lack of sleep can suppress your immune system, which makes you more vulnerable to infections. A study in 2009 found that sleeping for fewer than seven hours a night increased the risk of catching a cold. The team from Carnegie Mellon University found the risk was trebled compared with those who slept for eight hours or more a night.