Sleep is an essential part of life, but it is not taken seriously. We live in a chronically overtired society where half of us are not getting the necessary 7 to 8 hours of sleep needed. Sleep needs to be taken more seriously because disruption to the sleep cycle can lead to health issues and can affect performance/concentration.
Disruption to the sleep cycle causes changes in metabolism, hormone levels and blood pressure. These changes have been associated with heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity, depression, infection and accidents. These effects develop over time, but the goal to make sleep a priority now can help offset them later.
Disruption to the sleep cycle slows an individuals reactions and breaks their concentration. Everything becomes harder to do because the individual cannot think as clearly and things take longer to understand. When the body is not properly rested, the body cannot function at high performance.
It is time to take sleep seriously. The sleep lost due to sleep deprivation can never be made up. By starving your body from sleep, one is shortening their life. Implementing an earlier bedtime, afternoon naps and regular bedtimes/wake time can help improve the amount of sleep achieved per night.
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I agree that many people should take sleep more seriously. They may consider it their last priority - when in reality it should be more important because without sleep - every other aspect of life will be lacking.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had the time to sleep. I try to take naps whenever I can, but I know that they can't even come close to making up for a real night's sleep. I just have too much homework and other things going on- lame excuse, but it's true.
ReplyDeleteI hear you Sarah. And those 8:00 classes are no help are they? :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is extremely true. It takes a lot of work to motivate yourself to take any spare chance you have to get homework and studying done so you can get to sleep at a reasonable time. The reality is that I tend to push things off until the last minute and I can definitely see it affecting my performance in school (especially the 8:00 classes).
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