Why Sleep?
Like food, sleep is a biological need. Many people do not try to go without food for a day, but often, people skimp out on sleep which leads to many problems. Today, many people are not getting enough of sleep because they are trying to balance school, extracurriculars, and maintain healthy relationships. Teens need an average of eight to nine hours of sleep while adults need seven to eight hours to function normally. Without a sufficient amount of sleep, a person can suffer from immune problems, health issues, and/or psychological and emotional consequences because they are cutting the rapid eye movement (REM), stage down short.
There are two types of sleep with four stages of sleep overall: three NREM (non-rapid eye movement) stages …show more content…
Not getting enough sleep can increase hunger-promoting hormones which can lead to weight gain and obesity. Obesity itself commonly leads to diseases including high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes. A survey was conducted for people who got seven hours of sleep versus zero hours of sleep, the participants needed to rate themselves on a scale of one to five on how hungry they were in the morning at seven A.M. The people who got seven hours of sleep rated themselves a two out of five while the people who pulled an all-nighter rated themselves a four out of five. Studies show that children who sleep less than 10 hours per night are twice as likely to become obese compared to children who sleep longer than 10 hours.Michael Thorpy, the director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York said, "Any American making a resolution to lose weight… should probably consider a parallel commitment for getting more sleep." Strokes and heart attacks also go hand-in-hand with insomnia. In fact, lack of sleep is linked to Alzheimer 's disease according to new studies on mice. A person’s health can deteriorate very quickly if they are sleep deprived. Scientists do not fully understand how or why the body become unhealthy from sleep deprivation, but there is clear proof that there is a significant relationship between sleep and the health and functioning of the body. (Saey) Healthy eating habits may be a focus of many people when improving their health. However, many people may not know that sleep is the first step to a beneficial
Like food, sleep is a biological need. Many people do not try to go without food for a day, but often, people skimp out on sleep which leads to many problems. Today, many people are not getting enough of sleep because they are trying to balance school, extracurriculars, and maintain healthy relationships. Teens need an average of eight to nine hours of sleep while adults need seven to eight hours to function normally. Without a sufficient amount of sleep, a person can suffer from immune problems, health issues, and/or psychological and emotional consequences because they are cutting the rapid eye movement (REM), stage down short.
There are two types of sleep with four stages of sleep overall: three NREM (non-rapid eye movement) stages …show more content…
Not getting enough sleep can increase hunger-promoting hormones which can lead to weight gain and obesity. Obesity itself commonly leads to diseases including high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes. A survey was conducted for people who got seven hours of sleep versus zero hours of sleep, the participants needed to rate themselves on a scale of one to five on how hungry they were in the morning at seven A.M. The people who got seven hours of sleep rated themselves a two out of five while the people who pulled an all-nighter rated themselves a four out of five. Studies show that children who sleep less than 10 hours per night are twice as likely to become obese compared to children who sleep longer than 10 hours.Michael Thorpy, the director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York said, "Any American making a resolution to lose weight… should probably consider a parallel commitment for getting more sleep." Strokes and heart attacks also go hand-in-hand with insomnia. In fact, lack of sleep is linked to Alzheimer 's disease according to new studies on mice. A person’s health can deteriorate very quickly if they are sleep deprived. Scientists do not fully understand how or why the body become unhealthy from sleep deprivation, but there is clear proof that there is a significant relationship between sleep and the health and functioning of the body. (Saey) Healthy eating habits may be a focus of many people when improving their health. However, many people may not know that sleep is the first step to a beneficial