How Does Sleep Affect Us?

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SLEEPING

    Overall, maintaining a healthy sleeping pattern is a critical part of your entire livelihood, wellness and development. During childhood, we often allow children to have several naps throughout their day in order to decrease moodiness, tension and loss of concentration. Sleeping boosts your energy and overall mood, while gaining adequate sleep this can improve your heart, weight and cognition. 

    The internal body clock regulates and maintains the sleep and digestive cycles - this "inner clock" runs on a time watch that's medically known as the circadian rhythm. The sleep clock is known as 'sleep-wake homeostasis' may be linked to organic compound created in the brain called, adenosine. This compound increases throughout the day as you get worn out which causes us to feel drained or tired, but this same compound is broken down while we rest. 

    Sleeping enhances a person's overall productivity, motivation/desire, calorie regulation, lower risks of heart & lung disease. Studies show how resting helps you recover psychologically and physiologically as you sleep - this overall shows how sleeping is an important part of our overall regimen. 

    As we age, adults and teenagers tend to neglect the act of sleeping because we get overly consumed and overwhelmed with things that are happening in our lives. Sleep is an essential function, that we often overlook it allows our bodies to recharge and refuel itself daily as you rest. If the brain and gut are not able to properly function, this can affect the entire body's algorithms. 

    As a child, it's common and necessary for children under the age of 13 to gain at least 8-10 hours of sleep per day; as for teens and adults, it is typical for us to get roughly 7-9 hours. Less sleep can negatively affect you and your body which also affects your professional and personal lives. A zealthy diet and positive lifestyle habits and behaviors can enhance sleeping patterns as well, for example, the less you eat at night before you go to sleep, the easier it is for your brain to decompress. 

"The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness."

~ Abraham Maslow