Understanding Sleep Debt
Understanding Sleep Debt? How Lack of Sleep Affects Your Body and Mind After a tiring day and a sleepless night of study schedule or work, if you have ever thought, "I will catch up on sleep this weekend," you’re not alone. Many get a few hours less sleep every night and think this might not seem like a big deal until it adds up. Most people occasionally miss a few hours of sleep. No matter what is causing it—work, stress, or fun—there is an easy assumption that we can just "catch up" later. But many do not know that sleep debt piles up within the body in a way that is not so easily erased, and the effects can impact nearly every system in your body. It is not as simple to erase the sleep debt as you might wish because it can have a detrimental impact on your health, mood, and day-to-day functioning. It can even threaten your entire system...