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Lack of sleep is not very pleasant as it can be detrimental to your health and have a negative impact on your life. It is important to try and get plenty of sleep every night, so that your body can function properly the next day and recharge and heal itself. Going to bed late and getting up early is not good for the body and if you do this for long enough, you could find yourself, feeling groggy and having no energy during the day. Not getting enough sleep can make you crave for carbohydrates and sugary foods,Sleep problems as you body tries to compensate for the lack of sleep by getting more energy from somewhere and this is more often than not, from fast burning carbohydrates.

If you don't get enough sleep, not only do you have the cravings for sugary foods that pack on weight fast, but you also can get a hormonal imbalance from not sleeping enough and this can cause you to put on weight even faster than you normally would. Really, having a sleeping problem and a diet that is high in sugars, will more than likely lead to weight gain and you could find yourself being overweight and not even realizing that it all starts from a lack of sleep.

Sleep deprivation can also wreak havoc on you glucose metabolism and mess with the way that your body naturally stores it's energy and this is another contributor that can lead to weight gain in sleep deprived individuals. When your glucose metabolism is thrown out too much, it can lead to type 2 diabetes and then if your diabetes isn't kept under control, then other complications can emerge. Most people who have type 2 diabetes just change there diet which is always good, but often, the sleeping habits are overlooked.

Having insomnia or any kind of Sleeping problems is not good and anyone that suffers from a lack of sleep will tell you how terrible it is and the effect it has on their life. Many sufferers will turn to prescription sleeping medications for a quick fix to their sleeping problems, only to find out that a few weeks later, the sleep medication doesn't work as good as it used to and they increase the dosage because of the tolerance build up. The increased dosage only works for a bit longer, then more tolerance is built up. Prescription sleep meds can work in the short term, but only lead to a bigger problem down the track as the body becomes dependant on the medication. To put it simply, drugs are a short term fix and are not good for you. Nearly all drugs do damage to the body, whether they be over the counter or prescription. The damaging effects can be neurological or they can be harmful to the liver and kidneys, when used over the long term.