The Sneaky Ways Your Sleep is Sabotaging Your Health

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 The Sneaky Ways Your Sleep is Sabotaging Your Health



You think you're fine on five hours of sleep, but your body is secretly fuming. 

Sleep deprivation is not only turning you into a zombie, more on that in a 

minute, it's muddling your immune system, slowing down your metabolism,

 and leaving you as starved for carbs as a raccoon at the garbage buffet. Also, 

it catches up with your memory (so if you can't recall where you put your keys 

this morning, blame last night's Netflix).


Sleep deprivation is not only a mood killer, it'll mess with your heart, your

 hormones, and even your brain's capacity for good judgment. Did you ever

 notice how absolutely everything seems so much more dramatic when

 you're sleepy? That's because sleep loss messes with your emotional

 regulation, so you feel things more intensely and are less tolerant (which is why

 you almost burst into tears when you spilled your coffee this morning).






Changing your sleeping habits doesn't have

 to mean that you must convert overnight into some kind of monk who goes to

 bed at sundown, but getting the 7-9 hours will pay huge dividends. And 

no, downing some caffeine in the morning is not a substitute 

for decent sleep, your nervous system can only take so much abuse before 

it turns on you. Start by creating a consistent bedtime, avoiding screens for an 

hour or so before bed, and avoiding those late-night snacks (yes, even if the bag 
of chips is screaming your name).

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