Beauty sleep, yes, there is such a thing!
Important hormone production is regulated during sleep; human growth hormone (HGH) is released during deep sleep.
Getting enough deep sleep will help your skin repair itself.
Your cells produce more protein while you are asleep, these protein molecules form the building blocks for cells that allow them to repair damage.
This is the tip of the “sleep” iceburg my friends. I told you this conversation could be lengthy.
I have a question for you. Do you have “soap box” issues? Me too. Probably at the top of my list is dental hygiene, much to my husband’s chagrin. Second on my list is probably sleep.
Sleep has been on my radar for some time now. The only reason itisn’t at the top of my list is I can’t seem to get it under control like I can dental hygiene. My sleep habits have been erratic for years. When I was taking the heavy doses of prednisone I had to use a prescription sleep aid to get any sleep at all. The prescription I used worked great, I slept good, woke up refreshed, but let’s face it, a natural night’s sleep is best. Recently, this year anyway, I had a brief few weeks of restful sleep, waking up energized, in morning person mode, it was awesome. But, alas it was short lived. Having had that experience has put me on a mission. I am determined to Currently I am not getting enough sleep and the quality is questionable, very questionable, no more morning person! Taking all this in consideration, if you have been following my “Test Don’t Guess” project you can understand why I am “OK” with plateaus. At least my weight is consistently going down. Usually I am in “yo-yo “ world and that doesn’t do a body good.
That’s it for tonight, ya’ll, we will talk more on Sport’s Page Day. Thanks for allowing me to share facing life with lupus.
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