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Aside from not feeling or looking your best, when you are tired, prolonged sleep deprivation can have health consequences. As busy moms, our days seem never long enough to cover all the things we need to accomplish during the day and we many time tend to take away from our dreamland hours!
When we sleep, our body recharges our vital systems, repairs hormones, and renews cells allowing us function at full speed the very next morning. So, when this renewal of our vital systems is disrupted by cutting off sleep hours, the consequences can be dire:
- Memory loss. According to the Harvard Women's Health Watch, the REM stage of sleep helps the brain log new information, so not getting enough sleep or poor-quality rest can lead to forgetfulness.
- Bad moods. Sleep deprivation can leave you irritable and impatient and may even lead to depression.
- Premature aging. While we sleep our bodies renew cells and repair hormones, which aid to keep our skin bright and firm.
- More colds. Sleep helps the body stock energy and boosts the immune system. When you are overly tired and sleep-deprived, your body is not as strong to fight off colds or even recover from other more serious illnesses.
- Safety concerns. When you are not sleeping properly on a regular basis, your concentration, judgement and reaction time are impaired. Research has shown that losing just ONE hour of sleep can affect your alertness the next day by up to 25%!
My dear busy moms, good-quality sleep is what we need to give our loved ones the best of us. It always happens to me that I get easily irritable when I have gone to bed really late, past midnight two days in a row doing things at home. So, what I do is go to bed much earlier to recover those lost hours. I feel back on track when I have had 10 hours of sleep in one night. What a dream!
- The Moms Buzz
source: www.novahealthandlife.com
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