After You Read These 9 Facts You'll Sleep MUCH Better At Night

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

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Many people know that you're supposed to get between seven and nine hours of sleep per night, and let's face it—a lot of us don't.

But when you read what happens when you lose too much sleep, you might make a greater effort to start heading to bed on time.

1. Sleep deprivation can lead to a loss of brain tissue.

According to a study in SLEEP journal, just one night of bad sleep can have a negative effect on your brain tissue.

2. It can increase your risk of certain types of cancer.

Breast cancer and colorectal cancers have both been linked to sleep deprivation.

3. It can greatly increase certain emotional tendencies.

You don't want to be this girl.

4. It can increase your risk of an early death.

5. It can affect your eating habits.

Those who have been deprived of sleep are more likely to make poor decisions when eating, or when grocery shopping for what to eat.

6. Given the last fact, it should be of little surprise to you that sleep deprivation has been linked to obesity.

7. It can affect the way you look.

Smeagol looked like Taylor Swift until she started losing a lot of sleep.

8. It increases your chances of contracting the common cold.

9. It increases your chances of having a stroke.