Early to bed early to rise makes Jack a good boy!

All through generations parents are trying to preach their kids the goodness of getting into bed early and rising early in the morning. Well that seems to work for many, but most of the children are not convinced of the fact. They tend to slumber at the toll of midnight and wake up when the heat of morning Sun feels greater than that of their blanket.

If you understand the reason for following the reason of going to bed early and rising early, shall benefit you a lot. We as humans have some rhythms to follow in our life. Most of our rhythms are biological. By rhythms it is meant a particular pattern of periodicity. Some rhythms are annual called circannual rhythms, some are monthly and some follow a daily pattern.

Sleep is a circadian rhythm, i.e. the pattern is repeated every 24 hours after. If we have day light to work, them we have night to sleep. This is the law of this biological rhythm. By obeying this law we can have the following benefits:

1. Healthy heart

Staying up late in the night is a way to torture your body with high blood pressure and cholesterol. These are the risks associated with the heart. If you do not want to worsen the situation get sufficient sleep.

2. Reduced stress

A peaceful sleep in the night relieves physical and mental stress that is caused during the process of regular activities. It relaxes the body and mind. With insufficient sleep you are risking your health with heart strokes and other diseases.

3. Enhances memory

Sleeping early lets your mind arrange the thoughts well. Waking up early with a fresh mind will repossess all of it.

4. Protects you from diseases

By sleeping late in the night you are only stressing yourself which will increase the blood pressure and cholesterol levels. This routine can affect you with cancer and other heart diseases for life. So sleep early and let your body maintain the pressure levels constant.

5. Gives time for breakfast

Breakfast is very important to kick start the day. And most of the times as we wake up late we miss it. To ensure food to our intestines waking up early in the morning and breaking the fast by 10 a.m is very important.

6. Positive performance

Sleeping continuously for at least 7 hours in the night is necessary. Inadequate sleep will curb your ability to think creatively, cope up with stress and concentrate. All these stress factors will have a negative impact on your performance.

7. Helps metabolism

Our body needs to send away all the unwanted waste from within. Sleeping through the day till noon will disorganize the exile. We need to eat and sleep on time to maintain energy.

8. Reduce the risk of cancer

Sleep in the dark. Light in the night reduces the melatonin level which is supposed to cause sleep and prevent the risk of cancer. So make your room dark and sleep early in the night allowing your body to produce melatonin.

9. Boosts energy

Sleeping early will let you complete your 7 hours of sleep and makes you fresh the next morning. It gives you the energy to perform better. An alert mind can also concentrate well.

10. Maintains weight

When you sleep too late your organism is disturbed. Sleeping for less than 7 hours a day is an invitation to obesity. The hormones that impact appetite are troubled by lack of sleep which leads to sudden weight loss.

So start going to bed early, and rise early!

Happy Sleeping!