How Does Sleep Affect Your Immune System?

Even though more people are spending the bulk of their time at home than ever, it still may be hard to get quality sleep. However, ensuring that you are hitting the magic 8 hours each night may be more important during this pandemic period than you might imagine. In this article, we will look at some of the ways that sleep can affect your immune system and why you should be striving to get a great night’s sleep every single day.

Building your immunity is all the rage right now since there are so many uncertainties surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19). With the wide variety of ways that the virus can be transmitted, everyone is trying to ensure they are protected by bolstering their immune system. However, poor sleep can affect your immune system, and, at the same time, the reverse is also true. So, by depriving yourself of proper sleep cycles, you could be creating an environment in your body that makes the problem even worse over time. Simply put, sleep is more important for the immune system and overall health than you might imagine.

While so many different aspects of your life may be out of control at the current time, getting great sleep to ensure your immune system has the support needed to fight off sickness or infection is something that you can make an attainable goal. When paired with better hygiene, you can rest easy knowing that you are doing everything possible to keep yourself healthy during this uncertain time. If you need even more support, you may consider taking short naps throughout the day; although, recommendations from the National Sleep Foundation say you should keep them under 30 minutes.

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