Sleep is another crucial element of maintaining overall health and vitality. When the body is asleep it is able to repair and rejuvenate itself.
One key thing the body does when you sleep is rest the Adrenal gland, which is responsible for releases adrenaline, a hormone secreted when a person is stressed.
The adrenal gland work in time with your internal body clock and rests bertween 10pm and 2am at night. This is why it is important to be asleep by 10pm every night. In order to do this, you really need to getting ready and into bed at 9:30pm.
This may sound like a major challenge for people that are used to working late at night, or just like to stay up and sleep during the day, however it really is important to do this.
Without regular sleep the body is not able to repair damage and collect tocins to get rid of, and the longer this goes on the worse thing get. Many people don’t realize that a lack of sleep can lead to a range of diseases and therefore really is something that must be managed well.
Sleeping pills are not a great idea, especially prescription ones, as they are forcing the body to switch off, and can lead to dependancy and addiction.
There are natural herbs such are camomile which help the body relax and is used by people shortly before they are considering sleep.
Sleep also helps you to concentrate, and this again is due to not giving the body time to repair itself, and results in a ‘foggy’ head, and can also develop into headaches and migraines.
More Resources
Some interesting articles on sleep, and the effects that a lack of it has can be found here: Sleep Deprivation and Health.com
