Building healthy sleep habits can improve your mental health

Building healthy sleep habits can improve your mental health

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Healthy sleep habits

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Did you know that taking time to improve your sleep quality is a great way to improve your mental health? Quality sleep allows your brain to process emotions, thoughts, and memories. It empowers your brain to improve its thinking and learning skills, and it helps improve your overall well-being. Sleep deficiencies, on the other hand, can adversely affect the activity in certain parts of your brain, making it difficult to control your emotions or handle adverse situations. It can even increase your risk for depression and suicide (Sleep Foundation, 2023). Research shows that nearly one-third of the population struggles to get the recommended seven hours of sleep each night. A study conducted by the CDC determined that participants who averaged six hours of sleep or less per night were two and a half times more likely to experience mental distress than those who slept more than six hours. Adding interventions to help people improve their quality of sleep ...

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