THE SECRET OF REST:

You Have a deadline to finish. You decide to stifle the yawn and push through the night. Sure it is already late, But you drink some coffee and keep going. Your Body, of course is fighting you every step of the way. whether you realize it or not, your brain has already started to check out for the way. whether you realize it or not, your brain has already started to check out for the night, After about 18hours without sleep, your reaction time begins to slow from 1/4 of a second to 1/2 a second and then longer.

"...if he sleep, he shall do well." - John 11:12

Since the work of building up the body and mind takes place during the hours of rest, it is very essential, especially in youth, that sleep should be regular and abundant. while sleeping, the brain continues to learn by deconstructing memory and connecting it to related things, resulting in faster and more accurate performance after a good night's sleep.

A good nights sleep can improve the memory by 30percent. After a day's work the brain cell is exhausted; but after a good night's sleep it is refreshed and ready to resume its normal work. This can be demonstrated with the microscope. After work, the nerve cell is shrunken inside, and the little granules in its protoplasm disappear. After rest, they are again plump and the granules are restored.

A good night rest helps you to control your appetite. Two hormones regulate your appetite: one tells you when you are hungry(ghrelin), the other tells you when you are full (leptin). When you do not get enough sleep there is a decrease in the production of the 'full' hormone and an increasing the production of the 'hungry' hormone encouraging you to eat more.

HOW MUCH SLEEP SHOULD I GET? YOU MAY ASK.
After following over million participants for six years, the largest study on sleep duration and mortality found that those who slept about seven hours had the highest survival rate. Those who slept less than 4.5 hours had the worst. Nine hours of sleep or more each night was also associated with a higher mortality risk. Experts tend to agree that the majority of people require about eight hours of sleep each night.

HOW YOU CAN SLEEP BETTER.
To sleep well, you need to work well. Even the Bible says "The Sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will suffer him to sleep" (Ecclesiastes 5:12). Idleness is the cause of many diseases. Rather than taking a harmful sleeping pill, make sure to do strenuous outdoor physical labor everyday.

Abstain from all stimulants (Caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, spicy foods). Avoid eating anything a couple hours before bedtime.

Regular times for going to bed and rising are very helpful. the best time to go to bed is between 8:00pm and 9:00pm. Deepest sleep is between 9.00pm to 12.00am the body particularly the adrenals, recharges the most during 11.00pm to 1.00am

Make sure your eyes are exposed to sunlight every morning this enhances melatonin-production sleep in complete darkness (cover your eyes so no light penetrates). Even a little light during the night can disrupt your circadian rhythm and your pineal gland's production of melatonin (your body's number one anti-aging hormone) and serotonin (your happiness hormone).

A relaxing soak in warm water will help you unwind after a stressful day. Have a cup or two of your preferred choice of a calm herbal tea.
(Culled from Heaven's Healing)

Hope You've learn a lesson today!