Sleep Deprivation: The Risks and Dangers of Lack of Sleep
Sleep. Everyone needs it but due to our busy lives, sometimes going to bed early or even sleeping at all is not an option. Whether it’s because of your work, your school project, or your favourite TV show to binge watch -I’m sure that we’ve all experience staying up late ‘til the wee hours of the night. We’ve all heard how healthy it is to have 8 hours of sleep but did you know the health risks and dangers of having little to no sleep at night? Listen: Sleep Deprivation or having not enough sleep can cause you short-term and long-term consequence that can make a huge difference to your health and well-being. Still not convinced? Don’t worry we’re not through yet. Let’s elaborate: According to the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School , lack of sleep can result the following short-term consequences: Poor Judgement Mood Swings Slow Learning Ability Poor Performance Frequent Mistakes Poor Memory And that’s not all, there are