LACK OF SLEEP

Do you know in 1984 there is an Italian man named Silvano with no history of major sleep problem completely lost his ability to sleep and died 4 month later because of fatal familial insomnia? That show, how important sleeps are in our daily life. A deep sleep makes a whole world of difference as it helps the body to recover from the stress and strain throughout the day. Thus, it can safely be said that it is not just a pit-stop for the body from top-to-toe to rest and repair itself. It helps to revitalize the will and sharpen the mind. If a person lack of sleep, it leads to rapid ageing skin, obesity and depression.

Firstly, sleep loss leads to rapid ageing skin. Usually the face of people who lack of sleep look really tired and fatigue, due to puff up eyes, some people look like zombie. For long term affect it also cause lacklustre skin, fine lines and dark circles below the eyes. Furthermore, sleep loss trigger the excess amount of cortisol hormone secreted by its gland. The functions of cortisol hormone dispose the skin collagen which maintains skin elasticity and smoothness. Nevertheless, the negative effect of sleep influences the body to release small amount of human growth hormone as it lead to decrease muscle mass, skin thickness and strength of bone. Therefore, lack of sleep causes uncontrolled release of sleep and growth hormone that prompt skin ageing.

Secondly, the effect of lack of sleep is obesity. Sleep loss seems related to an increase of hunger and appetite. If a person does not sleep at night, it has high tendency to eat more than usual.  According to a study in 2004, people who sleep less than 6 hours a day were almost 30% more likely to become obese than those who sleep 7 to 9 hours daily. The researcher also found a link between sleep and peptides enzyme that regulate appetite. They stated that ghrelin enzyme that stimulates hunger and leptin enzyme suppresses appetite by the signals from the brain. It also stimulates carving for high-fat and high-carbohydrate foods. Hence, sleep loss lead to obesity by disturbing the enzymes release in the brain that controls hunger and appetite.

Next, lack of sleep contributes to depression. Getting a good night sleep is important for maintaining good mental health. Usually people that lose sleep likely to experience low mood and lack of concentration that related to depression. Lack of sleep can lead to mental health problem and vice versa. Survey that conduct by American poll found out that people who were diagnosed with depression or anxiety were more likely to sleep less than six hours a night. Furthermore, the newest study about lack of sleep done to 10,000 Americans discovered those with insomnia was five times develop depression as it makes one difficult to fall asleep. Therefore, lack of sleep effects our mental well-being and arise other health-related issues.     

In conclusion, the lack of sleep arise numerous effects such as uncontrolled sleep and growth hormones. It also related to enzymes release that command hunger and appetite and mental problem. Generally, sleep loss contribute to rapid skin aged, obesity and depression. So, to wind down our body, we can have a light dinner, relax with a book or indulge in a warm bath for a good night rest. Having a good quality of sleep strengthen our body health and make our life wonderful.