Health Benefits of Sleep

Health Benefits of Sleep: Growing up, I understood sleep to be something humans have to do in the night. There was no Internet or social media all through our teenage years, so we had no access to information that was not imparted to us at home or school. In fact, we used to laugh at people who slept excessively, labelling them “hare,” from the tortoise stories that were popular then.

Now, thanks to the Internet, I appreciate the importance of sleep and encourage others to embrace this God-given bodily function. However, I try not to be put in a straightjacket, how many hours of sleep are desirable. I believe that the quality of sleep is better than counting the hours. The figures below explain the health benefits of sleep succinctly, in addition to stating conditions to enjoy quality sleep.