How Being Sleep Deprived Can Affect Your Health
                     
How Being Sleep Deprived Can Affect Your Health 



How Being Sleep Deprived Can Affect Your 
Health 

 

It may come as no surprise but going without sleep can have an adverse effect on your health and well-being. 

You are probably aware that not getting enough rest can make you feel run down and exhausted. It can reduce 

your energy levels and lead to stress and irritability, which is to be expected. However, being sleep deprived 

can also have unforeseen consequences you may not know were linked to insomnia.  It can be the source of 

various ailments, which could impact your life.

 
For instance, many don’t realise lack of sleep can affect your appetite. Have you ever wondered why you may 
feel peckish and in the mood for snacking in the middle of the night? Well, studies say sleep deprivation 

increases traces of the molecule 2-AG in the human body which promotes a person’s appetite. It can feel like 
the more tired you are the hungrier you become, so is little wonder people enjoy a midnight feast from time to 

time. 

 
Studies have shown you can also show the signs of sleep deprivation on the outside. Experts believe not 

getting enough rest can take a toll on your skin. It can increase the symptoms of ageing and influence your skin 
health. What’s more, skin repair can be harder for people who do not sleep well. It could diminish catabolism, 
a purification process assisting in skin repair which only takes place at night. So, if you don’t get a good 


night’s sleep it could hurt its progression, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “getting your beauty 
sleep”. 
 
It may sound fundamental, but if you are having trouble sleeping it could stop your brain from getting the rest 

it needs. Experts have learned that, while we sleep, our brains go through a sort of detoxification process, 

where it almost has a clean out. 

 
Scientists have discovered that while we nap our brains cells decrease by over half their size. This causes a de-

cluttering, allowing the human body to get rid of damaging substances such as beta-amyloid, mentioned in 

connection with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. It is believed the more you sleep the more your brain can 
detox and the less you sleep the more you increase the chances of beta-amyloid forming on the brain. 

 
These are some of the ways sleep deprivation can affect a person’s health. If you are having trouble sleeping, 
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