The incredible benefits of sleep

(Aka 12 reasons to sleep in an extra 5 min)

I remember when I was a kid and never wanted to sleep, yeah, now I regret every second of it and wish to take back all the 5 min I could get.

But what does sleep ACTUALLY do other than making my bones feel ancient in the mornings?

Well, here are all the benefits of sleep.

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• Not get sick as often

• Stay at a healthy weight

• Lowers your risk of a serious health problem, like diabetes and heart disease

• Reduces your stress

• Helps you think more clearly to do better in school and at work

• Get along better with people

• Helps you make better decisions and avoid injuries. For example sleepy drivers cause thousands of car accidents and injuries

• Helps with skin problems like acne and helps your skin glow

• Improves long term memory

• Improves your mood and makes you happier

• Helps with sharpening your creativity

• Reduces probability of having Microsleep. Microsleep is caused by sleep deprivation and is when your body falls asleep for a microsecond up to 30 seconds and you're unconscious.