Advancement in technology has brought into man’s daily existence the availability of internet, cable television and all-night recreations that have resulted in quality sleep going haywire.  The norm of the new social order presents a trend in less sleep and more waking hours simply because there are so many things to do but not enough time to do it.  What happens here is getting into the habit of having more hours of wakefulness and very little sleeping time without fully understanding that there are health consequences and risk factors involved.

Though scientists are unable to provide an explanation beyond reasonable doubt why we need sleep, but it just seems that once we deprived ourselves of adequate sleeping time everything in our bodily systems goes out of sync.  And this has been noted especially in the relationship of our brain organ and the other body functions.   This finding has shown that there is a relationship with an efficient work output when our brain is able to restore its full functions during sleep.  Another reason why we need sleep is to prevent the onset of other serious health problems such as heart diseases, diabetes and even high blood pressure.

While the number of hours of sleep varies from one person to another, but what is essential is that we get an average of 7-9 hours of sleep on a regular basis to ensure a healthy and longer life.