Get some rest
“The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.”
~ F. Scot Fitzgerald
Tired of trying to sleep?
You’re not alone. Almost 50 million Americans will suffer from insomnia at least once in their lives. Even if you aren’t aware that you aren’t sleeping, the quality of your sleep may be suffering because you aren’t reaching the deep stages of sleep where true restoration of your mind and body occurs.
Aside from dark circles, lack of sleep contributes to Type 2 Diabetes, depression and anxiety, weight gain, heart arrhythmia and a host of other serious health issues.
Ten sleep
facts to
ponder
Man is the only mammal that willingly delays sleep.
Sleep is just as important as diet and exercise.
Divorced, widowed and separated people report more insomnia.
The body never adjusts to shift work!
Shift workers are at increased risk for a variety of chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases.
In general, exercising regularly makes it easier to fall asleep and contributes to sounder sleep. However, exercising sporadically or right before going to bed will make falling asleep more difficult.
Rates of insomnia increase as a function of age, but most often the sleep disturbance is attributable to some other medical condition.
People who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to have bigger appetites due to lower levels of leptin, the appetite suppressing hormone
Some adults and children need to nap. However, the majority of teenagers probably nap in the afternoon because they are not sleeping enough at night.
Seasonal affective disorder is believed to be influenced by the changing patterns of light and darkness that occur with the approach of winter.
