Getting a good night’s sleep is an essential part of your well-being. If you don’t sleep enough, you feel tired and irritable the next day. You may have difficulty concentrating or getting your work done. And you may spend the whole day wishing you were back in bed, snug under the covers with the lights off.
Not only can a lack of sleep ruin your day, but if you don’t get enough quality sleep on a regular basis, it can cause physical and mental health issues that go far beyond the lousy feeling you have after a poor night’s sleep. That’s why it’s important for you to make sleep a priority.
Here are 9 things that may happen to your body when you don’t get enough quality sleep:
Approximately 1 in 3 American adults don’t get enough sleep on a regular basis, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. How much sleep is enough? Adults aged 18 to 64 need 7-9 hours a day. Older adults (age 65+) need 7-8 hours daily.
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