Recharge Yourself with Some Zzzz

Just as our electronics need to be recharged, sleep recharges and resets the body, brain and gut for optimal functioning

- Rachna Chhachhi

I have work!”

“I can’t seem to fall asleep!” “I wake up within a few hours of sleeping and then toss and turn!”

If any of the above statements apply to you, you have sleep issues. Without eight hours of sleep, you are ageing faster. In a study of 22,330 adults from 13 countries, less sleep has been linked to weight gain, obesity, depression, suicidal thoughts, higher tempers, hypertension, prediabetic status, hormonal issues, acne, and heart disease. Health professionals all over the world are now insisting that we have to stop seeing skipping sleep as a sign of strength. Less sleep cannot only damage your health, skin, and waistline and make you an older person before the years hit you, it can push you to temper tantrums, cranky behavior, depression, and suicidal thoughts.

Here’s what you can do to streamline your sleep and get better heart health, skin, slimmer waistline, and reduced risk of inflammation and lifestyle diseases: