1- Sleep helps with focus and concentration, and it allows the brain to register and organize memories.
2- Sleep helps people regulate their emotions.
3- Sleep helps people to manage the physical and psychological effects of stress.
4- Sleep influences a person’s ability to recognize danger and threats.
5- Healthy sleep supports sound judgment, good decision making, and other executive functions.
6- Sleep allows people to conserve energy through an extended period of reduced activity.
7- Sleep provides the release of growth hormone necessary for the body’s tissues to grow and repair damage.
8- Sleep supports immune function, allowing the body to fight off diseases and infections.