Health Benefits of Quality Sleep

 Health Benefits of Quality Sleep: Most people do not appreciate what they have until the lose it. I found this out the hard way when it comes to not being able to sleep at night. Insomnia, the scientific word for sleep disruption, can be very unnerving. This article is however, not intended to help us cure the disease, but to help us appreciate the importance of having quality sleep. Personally, I got a deeper understanding about the benefit of sleep after reading Psalm 104:19-25:

 “He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down. Thou makest darkness, and it is night: Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.”

Almighty God designed us with the ability to sleep at night. Though our bodies can sleep during the day, the ideal time for us to sleep is at night. Recently, I watched a video where an expert on sleep therapy claimed that the human brain releases important hormones at night that are required for the wellness of the entire body.

If this is so, we do ourselves much harm by depriving ourselves of quality sleep, especially at night. From the cited Scripture, it is apparent that God wired us to stop working in the evening and to take rest at night. The figures below highlight the benefits of good sleep. Enjoy!