5 Benefits of a good night sleep

Even though we spend a third of our life sleeping, that doesn’t mean that we lose that part and we can’t get any benefits from it. That is entirely false, because if you manage to rest during your sleep, you will improve the results of your daily activities.

So here are some benefits that you can get by sleeping “by the book”:

1. The sleep is a primary need of your body so if don’t sleep you will die. That means that the most important benefit of sleeping is the advantage to be alive.

2. All the professional bodybuilders know that the muscular mass grows during the sleep, not when you are weight lifting. If you are used to party late and you don’t let your body relax, the entire workout routine will be in vane and you won’t spot any notable results.

3. The lack of sleep destabilizes the immunity system of your body making you more exposed to diseases. A nap during the day may also increase your health condition and it can even offer you an increased protection against heart diseases.

4. According to scientist, sleep is necessary because it helps the body to regenerate certain parts, especially the brain. After prolonged periods of deprivation of sleep, neurons are affected, which is manifested by behavior problems. Each stage of sleep is necessary for the regeneration of neurons in the cortex and to enhance the memory.

5. A recent study, published in Journal of the American Medical Association by Christopher King and his colleagues from the University of Chicago, had shown that the length of the sleep can influence your heart condition. The study results revealed that every additional hour of sleep reduce heart attack menace by 33 %.

In addition, a good night sleep can improve your social life, because it is easier to communicate when you feel and you look fresh and energized.

Therefore, I have only one thing left to say: ready, set, fall asleep !

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Written by: Liviu Moldovan

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Think positive, act positive!

You are what you think or you think what you are? This is an endless dilemma amongst well known philosophers. Many of them believe that if you can think positive and concentrate hard enough on those thoughts, you can obtain a better result than by being pessimistic.

Positive thinking can be a way to overpass all your obstacles and fulfill your hopes and dreams. It is a way of living, an attitude that can accomplish the best results.

By thinking positive you can draw upon you happiness, successes, an excellent health and you can obtain whatever you are willing to.

There are people that believe in this way of life, but they don’t know how to use it in their benefit. There are other people that think this is just another method to blame somebody else for your unsuccessful actions. But we must admit that this current is starting to take proportions. As a proof we have the increased number of books and conferences about this subject.

A logical question is “What positive thinking can do for me?”. I will try to answer you by a list of considerations.

Positive and negative thoughts can be very contagious, by transferring thoughts, feelings and emotions to the people around us. You can influence the attitude of the people around you by unintended subliminal messages. For example, if you are presenting your opinion about a subject and you are doing it very convincing, it is most likely that the person that hears you will start to share your opinion.

The people around us can percept our state of mind and they are involuntary straying away from us if they sense a negative energy. On the other hand, if you radiate a positive energy, people around you will be more receptive.

When you are thinking negative, harmful chemical substances are released into your body and when you are thinking positive your body is releasing endorphins and other substances that raises your morale and induces a state of happiness.

You can think positive only if you are training yourself. You have to visualize positive situations, use positive words in your conversation and smile often. You will see that after a short time, people around you will enjoy your presence, because the first life aspect that is influenced by the positive thinking is the social life.

When you are thinking negative, you have to eliminate that thought or replace it with a positive one. Try to see the full half of the glass, not the empty one, and eventually, it will fill itself.

Everyone can use positive thinking to improve their life. Just trust your mind and heart and try to see the life from an optimistic angle.

Written by: Liviu Moldovan

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