By Charlotte Webster-
The discipline and benefits of good sleep is an important aspect of training the mind and body. Insufficient sleep on a regular basis is bad for both the mind and body.
The recommended hours of sleep for both children and adults is eight hours, though some older adults.may be able.to.manage seven hours sleep .and still be mentally optimal.
Good sleep relaxes the mind and enables the individual to reflect more efficiently in a subconscious state about their life. It is also good for the mind in the waking state keeps the mind alert and active.
The discipline and benefits of good sleep, therefore, can be manifested in a more alert mind. So many other benefits flow from the good sleep and having an alert mind.
Good sleep is also very good for the body and the skin because it brings the best out of the human skin. Instinctive thoughts and responses can be influenced by the quality of sleep individuals have during their average week.
Individuals who religiously abide by the required eight-hour sleep recommendation will often find it easier to abide by other important disciplines needed for positive development and best results.
Our mental and physical reflexes are better when we have good sleep
. We are also sharper and more effective in what we do.
These benefits from good sleep assume the good sleeper is also sensible and responsible, it is not an automatic conclusion that the best benefits arise from good sleep alone.
For instance, a lazy unambitious person who sleeps well will not necessarily achieve anything, unless they change their lazy perspective on life.
commitment to good sleep also means the individual had to organise their daily life responsibly in a way that allows them to have enough sleep every day.
There may be some days when the conscious individual cannot sleep as many hours as desirable because of professional commitments or a particular social event.
However, the conscious knowledge of good sleep means they will try to compensate the loss by sleeping more the next day, or simply be extra conscious of minimising such nights.
It is important to also remember that very little food, if any at all, should be eaten in the last couple of hours before bed.
Eating too close to sleeping time prevents the food from digesting properly, and most of it generally turns to fat.
And it is irrelevant that one may not be fat, storing a lot of unnecessary fat even for slim people ages the skin gradually, and makes it prone to wrinkles quicker than otherwise.