We have all heard Benjamin Franklin’s saying, “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” Many today ask if that statement is true. Many young adults and teenagers swear by their late nights and enormous amounts of coffee. However, does science back them up? Science, however, says that sleeping earlier and rising earlier can provide many health benefits, social benefits, and educational benefits. Many people, when they associate sleeping with health, they think of more energy or just feeling better, but the actual health benefits sleep can provide are astounding. In this day and age, many people deal with negative emotions and effects. Insufficient sleep is often to blame for these issues. The University of Pennsylvania conducted a study in which subjects sleep for four and a half hours per night for a week. They reported being angier, stressed, sad, and mentally exhausted (Nelson, n.d., para. 2). Sleep not only improves one’s mental being, but also histheir physical being. If an athlete is looking to improve histheir physical strength or speed, then, sleep is an outlet. Stanford University conducted a study on college football athletes. The athletes acquired at least ten hours of sleep per night for seven to eight weeks and improved their sprint times, had less fatigue, and had more stamina (Sparacino, 2013n.d., para. 19). However, if an athlete is dealing with an injury or loss of muscle, than insufficient sleep may be to blame. A Brazilian scientist conducted a study and found that a lack of sleep can cause muscle loss and causehave a higher risk of injury. This is due to the body not having the proper amount of sleep to recover (Nelson, n.d., para. 4). Sleep can also improve one’s health on a germ and biological level. While one sleeps, their immune system releases cytokines, which are enzymes that protect one’s body from infection (Nelson, n.d., para. 7). Sleep even has effects on body weight. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine conducted a study of Australians. The night owls were found to be one and a half times more likely to become obese and two times as likely to become physically inactive as early risers (Nelson, n.d., para. 6). BAlthough, being physically fit and eating healthy do have larger roles to play in one's health; if one is not getting the desired results, than insufficient sleep may be to blame. The amount of sleep one obtains can have social benefits as well. Early risers can posses positive leadership traits and social skills, including cooperability, persistence, and agreeability. (Rampton, 2017., para. 9). Based on a 2008 study, early risers were also found to be more proactive, less likely to procrastinate, and more likely to harness more quiet time in the mornings (Rampton, 2017., para. 6). Sleep loss can also cause memory loss, says 2007 research, and the loss of essential decision-making skills (Nelson, n.d., para. 10). Deep sleep subjects were tested against light sleep ones and were found to be exponentially better at puzzle-solving says a study (Nelson, n.d., para. 5). Comparatively, sleep does not possess as many social benefits as health, but
We have all heard Benjamin Franklin’s saying, “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” Many today ask if that statement is true. Many young adults and teenagers swear by their late nights and enormous amounts of coffee. However, does science back them up? Science, however, says that sleeping earlier and rising earlier can provide many health benefits, social benefits, and educational benefits. Many people, when they associate sleeping with health, they think of more energy or just feeling better, but the actual health benefits sleep can provide are astounding. In this day and age, many people deal with negative emotions and effects. Insufficient sleep is often to blame for these issues. The University of Pennsylvania conducted a study in which subjects sleep for four and a half hours per night for a week. They reported being angier, stressed, sad, and mentally exhausted (Nelson, n.d., para. 2). Sleep not only improves one’s mental being, but also histheir physical being. If an athlete is looking to improve histheir physical strength or speed, then, sleep is an outlet. Stanford University conducted a study on college football athletes. The athletes acquired at least ten hours of sleep per night for seven to eight weeks and improved their sprint times, had less fatigue, and had more stamina (Sparacino, 2013n.d., para. 19). However, if an athlete is dealing with an injury or loss of muscle, than insufficient sleep may be to blame. A Brazilian scientist conducted a study and found that a lack of sleep can cause muscle loss and causehave a higher risk of injury. This is due to the body not having the proper amount of sleep to recover (Nelson, n.d., para. 4). Sleep can also improve one’s health on a germ and biological level. While one sleeps, their immune system releases cytokines, which are enzymes that protect one’s body from infection (Nelson, n.d., para. 7). Sleep even has effects on body weight. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine conducted a study of Australians. The night owls were found to be one and a half times more likely to become obese and two times as likely to become physically inactive as early risers (Nelson, n.d., para. 6). BAlthough, being physically fit and eating healthy do have larger roles to play in one's health; if one is not getting the desired results, than insufficient sleep may be to blame. The amount of sleep one obtains can have social benefits as well. Early risers can posses positive leadership traits and social skills, including cooperability, persistence, and agreeability. (Rampton, 2017., para. 9). Based on a 2008 study, early risers were also found to be more proactive, less likely to procrastinate, and more likely to harness more quiet time in the mornings (Rampton, 2017., para. 6). Sleep loss can also cause memory loss, says 2007 research, and the loss of essential decision-making skills (Nelson, n.d., para. 10). Deep sleep subjects were tested against light sleep ones and were found to be exponentially better at puzzle-solving says a study (Nelson, n.d., para. 5). Comparatively, sleep does not possess as many social benefits as health, but