Life today is fast paced, exciting – and exhausting.  Is more sleep the answer?  Not always!  A refreshing, uninterrupted night’s sleep is a definite advantage, but the issues are considerably more complicated.  Most people work at sedentary jobs, with deadline pressures and emotionally draining problems.  These people often find it difficult to fall asleep or rest peacefully.

Sleep is very essential to maintain a well-balanced mind and healthy body.  During sleep your blood pressure goes down, your pulse rate decreases, your breathing slows, your temperature lowers slightly.  If you deprive your body of adequate sleep, great demands  are made n your back-up energy resources.  If you do this habitually, you can expect to live your life “on the edge” with little resistance to disease and stress.

I have often read articles on the importance of rest and sleep for a healthy lifestyle. But observing my environment, there are only a few who can follow these advices because of so many factors.  Personally, for many years, i don’t get to sleep before midnight and i have to get up usually at 6-6:30 am  and or 7 am the most, to catch work.   But then, i always have in mind to take the “power nap” to refresh my tired body.

To be continued…..