Sleeping is how we regenerate and heal. It also shuts off certain parts of our body for rest and allows them to take a break. Your brain and body slow down and recovery begins to help you regain energy for the next day and promote long term health.
Each of these sleep cycles are about 70-120 minutes. Most of the non-REM sleep is in the beginning of our sleep cycle and the REM sleep happens in the later portion of sleep.
- Melatonin: which helps promote sleep. Released by the Pineal Gland.
- Growth Hormone: which supports bone and muscle development as well as metabolism. Released by the Pituitary Gland.
- Cortisol: which is part of the body’s stress response system. This should be de-activated during sleep.
- Leptin and Ghrelin: which help control appetite. These should also be lowered when sleeping.
Lack of sleep leads puts stress on our systems because they are working overtime. Cognition, digestion, hormones, and systems all need time to recover and restore.
Our concentration, energy, moods and body basically "short circuit" and our body becomes stressed and confused. We do not regain energy and run at lower frequencies leading to miscommunication and impairments.
Not being able to sleep keeps your brain working harder and leads to irritability, anxiety, depression and make mental health issues escalate.
There is a condition named Hypersomnia where someone sleeps too much. This de-regulates your sleep patterns and has sufferers become tired during times when they need to be awake. Such as at work, school or doing any other activity. If you are sleeping too much, it may mean your body is off or something is going on that needs healing, unless you have narcolepsy.
Resources:
https://www.therapedic.com/blog/what-is-your-spine-doing-while-you-sleep/
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