Sleep helps you to be more focused

Just think about it… the last time you had a good night’s sleep, did you feel unfocused? Sleeping can help you to be more attentive and sharper. 

Sleep helps you to maintain your weight

When you don’t sleep enough, there are changes in the levels of hormones that signal hunger and fullness throughout the day. This means that you are more tempted to choose unhealthy foods and this can slowly make you gain those extra few pounds.

Sleep helps your immune system function

Your immune system is important to keep you healthy and protect you from diseases, so therefore, sleep will allow that power in your body to be strong.

Sleep helps to protect and strengthen your memory

If you forget the simplest things, maybe it is because you are not having enough sleep. Two stages of sleep can help with creative thinking, memory processing, long-term memory and procedural memory. Wow…

Sleep helps to keep your heart healthy.

Heart disease, stress, inflammation to your cardiovascular system, high blood pressure, stroke or heart condition… sleep reduces the risk of these problems.

Sleep can kill pain

When you are sick, sleeping can sometimes help to recover so it is really important to relax. So that may help if you have a broken ankle. 

Sleep could reduce your chances of diabetes

It affects how your body processes glucose. Therefore sleep can impact how your body works.

Sleep can maintain good relationships

If you don’t sleep well, you can end up feeling grumpy. This means that you may vent your anger and bad mood to people around you, which can break good relationships.

Sleep may help prevent cancer

Melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle, is thought to protect cancer as it appears to suppress the growth of tumorx.

Sleep can make you ‘look better’

You will hopefully not have those tired bags under your eyes after sleeping, so you have that refreshed glow on your skin and it may possibly make you look younger too.

Sleep, as you can see, is vital and it may be hard sometimes to get those 8-9 hours of sleep but remember all these benefits. Try to turn off your devices one hour before sleep and also have an alarm to avoid oversleeping.

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“Fasting is a shield with which a servant protects himself from the Fire.” (Hadith, Ahmad).

Are you that person who is always feeling sleepy and tired during Ramadan? Well do not worry because in today’s article, I will be sharing a few tips on how to get enough sleep during Ramadan. Ramadan is the time you have to wake up for Suhoor and also stay awake to eat Iftar in the late night. However, your sleep is also very important to maintain your health and wellbeing, especially if you go to school or work. Here are my tips that will In Sha Allah help you out:

Make a routine that fits sleeping time into your schedule

As a Muslim worker, you may have to go to school or work, do extra homework, find time to relax, make Dhikr AND sleep enough. That can be a lot to fit into your schedule however, if you plan efficiently, it will hopefully work. For example, I would advise sleeping after coming back from school/work, and studying between the hours of Iftar and Suhoor. Do you.

Have power naps

Power naps can make you feel much better. If you are having a lunch break at school, and you school allows you to sleep during the break, take a 20 minute power nap. Set an alarm to make sure you don’t oversleep because research has shown that if you sleep for more than half an hour, you will get into deep sleep and end up feeling tired and groggy.

Have a healthy diet

If you have just had spicy junk food, you are less likely to have the best quality of sleep. Therefore, avoid foods that are unhealthy as they disrupt the quality of your sleep and take longer to digest. If you want more information about how to keep healthy during Ramadan, then check out this article:

Use your weekends to supplement sleep

If you get only 5-6 hours of sleep during the weekdays, use the weekends as your advantage. Have a lie-in until 11am but don’t go any further.

Get a bluelight filter

If you spend a lot of time near screens, set the device to night mode or even get a physical blue light filter. By filtering, it will reduce the the chemistry of the substances that make your eyes feel heavy. It will also give you a better quality of sleep.

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