The Long Term Benefits of Healthy Sleep

We have so many demands on our time – jobs, family, and day to day commitments – not to mention finding some down-time to relax.  To fit everything in – we often sacrifice – you guessed it – Sleep!  But sleep affects both mental & physical health – it’s vital to our well-being.

Sleep isn’t just essential for our brain, but affects nearly every tissue in our body.  It affects growth, stress hormones, our immune system, our appetite, breathing, blood pressure and our heart health.

So, long term health benefits of Healthy Sleep include:

• Helps us maintain our weight
• Improves concentration, memory and productivity
• Has been noted in research to strengthen the hearts function
• Supports a healthy immune system
• Decreases the risk of Mental Health issues.

Just as you prioritise your diet and physical activity it’s time to give Sleep the attention it deserves!