11. Sleep can make you eat fewer calories
If you’re one of the millions of people aiming to lose weight, you would be familiar with one of the main challenges that dieters face – that is, how to stop yourself from taking in more calories.
The sad truth, though, is that the more you convince yourself to eat less, the more you will be tempted to eat! And that is so frustrating.
This is why one you should consider the importance of sleep. Studies say that when you get enough sleep, you tend to eat less calories. And vice-versa. So individuals who are sleep-deprived eat more calories.
According to the online magazine, Healthline, the reason behind this is that sleep deprivation disrupts the daily fluctuations in appetite hormones and is believed to cause poor apetite regulation.
So, you want to lose weight? Simple. Get more sleep.
12. Sleep can help you experience less pain
Another interesting importance of rest and sleep is its ability to increase your tolerance for pain. You might be asking, “What has sleep got to do with my sensitivity to pain?”
Well, there are a number of studies supporting this claim.
The most recent one is a 2015 study performed by a fellow from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Bergen, which was published in official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain.
This study, which was featured in Science Daily magazine, reports that people with insomnia and other sleep problems have increased sensitivity to pain.
While this may not directly affect people who are not experiencing pain, according to Annahad O’Connor of the New York Times, scientists believe this has implications for people with chronic pain.
“It could also have an impact on the effects of painkillers which appear to the be blunted after chronic sleep loss,” he adds.
So, there you go. If you want to be more tolerant to pain, better get enough sleep.