Beauty sleep is something I've always though of as something "women" worry about. I have never given it much though. However, I do notice the ugly looking bags under my eyes after a few nights of rough sleep. It has been fairly easy to connect those bags and my pale face to my lack of sleep. Maybe I should start considering my beauty sleep if I don't want people to see me as "less healthy and less attractive," than my peers getting their full eight hours of sleep (Laurance, para. 2, 2010).
Since I'm not one for cosmetics, I think sleeping at least eight hours a night is going to be my best bet for looking young and invigorated. I know that after eight hours my body feels better, but I guess that sleep also contributes to my body looking better as well. Laurance also mentions how sleep deprivation can affect the immune system, "increasing the risk of infections, glucose regulation was weakened and blood pressure was raised" (para. 7, 2010).
The way I see it I need to sleep for eight hours a night because that is what allows my body to function at 100%. Beauty sleep is not going to become my main focus for getting eight hours every night, but it is a nice reward for keeping your body healthy.
Sources:
Jeremy Laurance, “It’s true—there is such a thing as beauty sleep,” The Independent, Dec 15, 2010 (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/its-true-ndash-there-is-such-a-thing-as-beauty-sleep-2160619.html)
That's a great type of motivation to go to bed early right there, beauty sleep. I like it, and I agree after a couple of rough nights without sufficient amounts of sleep... yea I get bags and my I feel all groggy and gross. Gotta look good for the chicas Cody.
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