Aging Well: News & Insights for Seniors and Caregivers
- Sleep supports healthy brain function, aiding memory consolidation, learning, and daytime alertness.
- Sleep maintains physical health by supporting the heart, metabolism, respiration, and immune system.
- Inadequate sleep raises chronic disease risk, increasing likelihood of long-term health problems.
- Children and teens need sleep for growth and development, impacting mood, behavior, and school performance.
Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. The way you feel while you are awake depends in part on what happens while you are sleeping. During sleep, your body is working to support healthy brain function and maintain your physical health.
In children and teens, sleep also helps support growth and development. Getting inadequate sleep over time can raise your risk for chronic (long-term) health problems. It can also affect how well you think, react, work, learn, and get along with others. Learn how sleep affects your heart and circulatory system, , respiratory system, and immune system and how much sleep is enough.
BROCHURE
This brochure describes the differences between the types of sleep needed to feel awake and to be healthy and offers tips for getting a good night’s sleep.
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