Why is good sleep so important?
Oct 20, 2022Due to stress/worry/disturbances from partner/ noise and/or uncomfortable bed, 30% of adults report POOR sleep, most nights.
Sleep is essential to day-to-day functioning, short/long term health and physical/mental recovery.
Good quality sleep facilitates
😴 Making good decisions at work.
😴 Maintaining healthy hormone levels, specifically sleep, hunger and
sexual hormones.
😴 Feeling great day to day.
😴 Having a positive impact on those around you.
Did you know?
⚠️ People that reported low sleep satisfaction, also struggled with diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and depression.
⚠️ People that reported short sleep duration, also struggled with obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, CHD, impaired neural performance.
⚠️ By age 27 adults <6 hrs sleep/night are 7 times more likely to have higher BMI
⚠️ Adults < 5 hrs sleep/night are 2.5 times more likely to have diabetes
⚠️ Adults < 5 hrs sleep/night over 10 years are 45% more likely to suffer a heart attack
⚠️ Adults < 5 hrs sleep/night increases all-cause mortality 15%
😴Good sleep is VITAL and one of the first things we fix at Pro-Fit 😴
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