The dictionary definition of sleep is that it’s a a naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterised by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and reduced interactions with surroundings. In simple words it’s a state where all the body’s activities are reduced to a minimal state for the body to recover from the fatigue that occurred during the day. People nowadays take sleeping for granted, and the main reason in most the cases is work related. Maybe they want to complete a task before a deadline or someone working to get a promotion etc. In all this life hassles our health has taken a back turn and the one thing that helps us recover and makes us ready for the next day is being sidelined. But before going into all these questions about how sleep affects our health, we need to look at how it maintains our normal body physiology.
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