When you hear the word ‘sleep’, what crosses your mind?

Sleep is a naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles during rapid eye movement sleep, and reduced interactions with surroundings.

Now, when we sleep more or less, do we gain weight or lose it respectively?

The rare fact is getting too little sleep can alter the balance of our hormones. This can lead us to eat more food and gain weight. That’s why getting enough sleep can help you to resist tempting food. Hence the right level of sleep at the right time can help us maintain our weight and keep fit always.

Sleep has a major impact on our health and quality of life. We need between seven and nine hours of good sleep every night in order for our body and brain to rest and recover. Less than that and our ability to concentrate may suffer, our immune system may weaken, and we end up eating more food – and often more unhealthy food – than we need to.

How do we get to know what time to sleep, how long and how to keep fit, click here for further readings.