The next time you’re on Google, try searching “sleep” or “enough sleep” and you’ll be inundated with volumes of articles about the benefits of getting between seven to eight hours of sleep a night. According to WebMD, here are nine reasons worth considering the next time you’re thinking about staying up late:
- Better Health
- Better Sex
- Less Chronic Pain
- Lower Risk of Injury
- Better Mood
- Better Weight Control
- Clearer Thought
- Better Memory
- Stronger Immunity
The next series of blogs will what the latest research confirms about each of these topics, so stay tuned.
(This article is based on the following post on WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/9-reasons-to-sleep-more#1.)