Why is Sleeping important?

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Some people, not just some, MOST of the people in this world prefer staying up until 4am midnight just to play games i mean, seriously?

Some people take all their electronics out and chat, play games, go on Instagram, Facebook and all the social media stuff up to 3am and wakes up at 7am in the morning going on their electronics again...

People like these  must change something.

Going on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Gaming, i understand, is a TOTAL ADDICT. But you'll have to turn that "Total Addict :o" into "Total Stuff..." (I am saying this for health reasons)


Why do we have to sleep?


We think that we sleep when the mind and body is shut down, but it's not true, sleep is actually an active period where there is a lot of important processing, restoration and strengthening occurs. One of the vital roles of sleep is solidify and consolidate memories. As a day goes pass, our brains take in an enormous amount of information. Other than it being directly logged and recorded, however, these facts and experiences first need to be processes and stored; and most of these steps happen when we sleep. During sleep, bits and pieces of information are transferred from more tentative, short-term memory, to stronger long-term memory, this process is called "consolidation". Some researchers have also shown that after they sleep, they tend to retain information and perform better on memory tasks.


How Much Sleep do We Really Need?


Some people might think that the older you get, the more sleep you need. But no, it's not true, it's the other way around.
Below is the list of how many hours of sleep you will need.

New born (4-11 months ) = 14 - 17 hours
Infants (0-3 months) = 12 - 15 hours
Toddler (1-2 years) = 11 - 14 hours
Pre-school (3-5 years) = 10 - 13 hours
School Age (6-13 years) = 9 - 11 hours
Teenager (14-17 years) = 8 - 10 hours
Young Adult (18-25 years) = 7 - 9 hours
Adult (26-64 years) = 7 - 9 hours
Older Adult (64 and above) = 7-8 hours

Awesome Facts about sleep

- 12% of people dream in black and white
- Two thirds of a cat's life is spent asleep
Foetal Position
- A giraffe only needs 1.9 hours of sleep a day, whereas a bat needs 19.9 hours of sleep a day
- Humans spend 1/3 of their life sleeping
- The longest period without sleep is 11 days
- It's not uncommon for deaf people to use sign language in their sleep
- Dysania is the state of finding it hard to get out of bed every morning
- Parasomnia is the term that refers to unnatural movements during your sleep
- It's thought that 15% population are sleepwalkers
- Sleep deprivation will kill you more quickly than food deprivation
- Those born blind experience dreams involving things such as emotion, sound and smell rather than sight
- Within 5 minutes of waking up, 50% of your dream is forgotten
- 41% of the British population sleep in a foetal position
- Sleep experts have discovered a direct link between people's favourite sleeping position and their personalities
- Ideally, falling asleep at night should take you 10-15 minutes
- Humans are the only mammals that willingly delay sleep
- Sleeping on your front can aid digestion
- High earners (£65 - £75,000) gets the best sleep
- Fear is said not to be the main emotion in nightmares

 I hope if you are a "Total Addict :o" this might help you get more sleep and to control yourself.

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