Self Care- Theme of Sleep By: Taylor Lajoie

Self-Care and Sleep  Practicing self-care can improve health and well- being, as well as contribute to happiness and self- love

Sleep  Benefits:  Supports immune system to help fight off infections  Improvements in cognitive learning and performance at school and/or work  Helps keep metabolism running efficiently to lower risk of diabetes  More alert and able to think clearly and positively through the day  Positive attitude and higher levels of happiness  Consequences and risks of inadequate sleep :  Heart Disease  Obesity  Impaired memory  Impaired motor skills  Impaired cognitive learning  High Blood Pressure  Detrimental to endocrine, metabolic, and immune systems

Quick Facts: Sleep  Driving while tired from inadequate sleep is like driving with a BAC (blood alcohol content) of 0.08 or higher  One all-nighter can affect the areas of your brain responsible for memory, concentration, and cognitive learning  100,000 car crashes and 1,550 car crash fatalities a year in the U.S. are caused by fatigue and sleepiness from lack of sleep (WebMD)

In Conclusion…  Sleep is just one aspect of self-care that is important to the longevity and happiness of an individual’s life  It is for your benefit and in order to help the health of those around you, you must first help yourself