WHY LACK OF SLEEP IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH

Just as we cannot live without food and water, same goes with the sleep too. When you are deprived of enough quantity of sleep, you actually invite ill health effects to your body. As sleep deprivation continues, so are its long-term serious health issues. Today, we will throw a light on some immediate and short-term effects of sleep deprivation that can have on your health:

PERFORMANCE Through sleep deprivation, performance gets impaired in all aspects of day-to-day life, whether you are driving, cooking, or at work. Your reaction time gets slow down and can also put an impact on your decision-making abilities. So in total, due to cumulative effects of sleep, you can yourself imagine how much it can put your life at risk.

IRRITABILITY AND LACK OF MOTIVATION Sleep deprivation can affect the cognitive function of brain and ability to recall information. Besides this, it can also have an effect on your happiness and quality of life. Irritability and loss of motivation are common ill-effects of sleep deprivation.

DISTRACTION Lack of sleep can make you distressful and sucks your attention span, which could put a serious impact at your work place. You remain constantly irritable and if you are missing out on sufficient shut-eye most likely seven to eight hours a night, you are probably irritable and have difficulty in managing daily tasks.

AGEING OF SKIN When you don't get enough of sleep your body releases the cortisol (stress hormone), which breaks down the collagen of your skin. As a result, you get fine lines, wrinkles and dark circles.

LACK OF SLEEP MAKE YOU GAIN WEIGHT Insufficient sleep is related to an increase in hunger and appetite and leads to obesity. Lack of sleep stimulates the cravings for high-fat and carbohydrate diet. According to research people who sleep less than 6 hrs a day are almost 30% more likely to gain weight as compared to those who sleep 7-9 hrs. It also stops the production of human growth hormone that promotes the growth of the body.

DEPRESSION The most common sleep disorder insomnia has been associated with anxiety and depression. Insomnia and depression feed on each other. Lack of sleep often aggravates the symptoms of depression, which can make it more difficult to fall asleep. The good news is that the cure for most of these deficits is easy and simple by taking the sufficient amount of sleep daily for 8-9 hrs a day.