A human body has been programmed to function in order to survive its day to day existence.  A human body revolves around a cycle of two basic activities, which is sleeping and eating.   These two basic activities divide the 24-hour time into two groups wherein sleep activity occurs at nighttime and eating together with other activities are spent during the daytime hours.  Each of these is essential to us and promotes our overall wellness.

So far, studies undertaken by health experts have shown the importance of getting adequate sleep every night and having the proper diet to remain healthy and strong.  However, some studies show that sleep does have the upper hand over eating when it comes down to choosing which is the most important for us to function efficiently.  One of the reasons for this has got to do with the brain function.  Sleep is vital in order for our brain to regain its full potential to render us efficient to do our tasks the following day.  Another importance of the brain is that it does all the processing, remembering and storing all our knowledge and information received during the day.  At the same time, sleep provides the much needed rest required by our body system to allow the nervous and muscular system to be relieved of stress and tiredness, in preparation for yet another day of physical and mental activities.

The importance of getting adequate sleep every night cannot be overemphasized because one has to aware and conscious about the magnitude of the consequences if we deprived ourselves of that adequate sleep.  For most people who only sleep less than 8 hours every night due to lifestyle or the kind of job they have has a higher percentage of being ill overtime.  If we lack sleep, our bodily functions cannot repair it fully, thus rendering us unhealthy and physically weak.

At certain times, we may have a night or two of getting only a few hours of sleep.  As there are no definite findings as to health risks involved if we go days without sleep, however, this should not be left to become a habit as it may lead to higher risks of acquiring health problems overtime.