Being busy college students, we face many challenges when it comes to getting enough sleep. As many of my friends have said, "I'll sleep when I'm dead." But burning the candle on both ends can lead to some serious health problems. Why It's Important -sleep deprivation robs your body the time it needs to restore itself -lack of sleep is also connected to gaining weight -sleep deprivation is tied to a higher risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attacks and depression Have you ever had a night that you've just laid in bed and stared at the ceiling; your body just refused to go to sleep? This is your bodies way of telling you one of several things: - your stressed
-you've had an excess of alcohol, caffeine, or even vitamins -your diet needs a change, try smaller amounts of sugar and dairy Tips for the night owl
Get some Vitamin D. As natural sunlight enters the eye it regulated and resets our biological clocks, while triggering our brain to release chemicals that are vital our moods and sleep.
Exercise. Studies show that getting some aerobic or anaerobic exercise 4 to 6 hours before you plan to go to sleep will promote the body into deeper sleep cycles.
GOODBYE caffeine and sugar. Caffeine blocks the neurotransmitters needed to make your body sleepy and Foods and drinks containing an excess of sugar can overstress our organs involved in hormone regulation and consequently disrupt our sleep cycles.
Don't rely on sleeping pills. Taking sleeping pills will only mask the underlying problems.
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