World Sleep Awareness Month: Why is Sleep Important? by Hannah Joy on March 16, 2021 at 3:36 PM
World Sleep Awareness Month reminds us that sleep is an important part of our daily routine and we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. So, let s get some good night s sleep to keep our body, mind and soul healthy.
Quality sleep and getting enough of it at the right times is as essential to survival as food and water, says Sibasish Dey, Head, Medical Affairs, Asia and Latin America, ResMed.
Writes the sleep expert: Globally, studies have shown that sleep along with other benefits, helps in improving our learning and problem solving skills. Whereas sleep deficiency on the other hand alters neuro-cognitive process, and we may experience symptoms such as irritability, poor decision making, low problem-solving skills, depression, loss of memory, among others. Thus, this world sleep awareness month, let s take a pledge to relook at our sleep schedules, ma