Lack of sleep is very common, and it takes a real toll. Unfortunately, when we don’t get enough sleep, it starts to impact our mental and physical wellbeing.
CONSIDER THESE FAST FACTS:
- After just one night of only 4-5 hours sleep, your natural killer cells – the ones that attack the cancer cells that appear in your body every day – drop by 70%.
- Sleep deprivation can cause prediabetes in healthy adults in as little as 6 days.
- Loss of just 90 minutes of sleep can result in a 32% reduction in daytime alertness.
Think of sleep like eating. Just like your body needs food to repair and grow, it also needs sleep to recharge, rebuild, and clean itself out. You feel hungry when you need food and sleepy when your brain and body need rest.
WHAT SLEEP DOES FOR YOUR BODY:
- Cleans your brain. Your brain clears out waste while you sleep – like a rinse cycle for mental clarity.
- Sharpens memory and focus. Sleep consolidates what you’ve learned and keeps your brain sharp for work and study.
- Balances hormones. Sleep helps control hunger, stress and mood hormones. Poor quality and/or quantity of sleep leads to more cravings, higher stress and low mood.
- Rebuilds your body. Muscle repair and healing occur during sleep.
- Boosts your immune system. Sleep helps your body make fighter cells (like T cells) and natural killer cells to protect against illness. One poor night can reduce natural killer cell activity by up to 70%.
Tired, sleepy workers are 70% more likely to be involved in accidents than well rested workers.
Lack of sleep takes a serious toll on perception and judgement. In the workplace, this leads to reduced efficiency and productivity, errors and accidents. Don’t risk it!
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