So after thinking about a topic for the past hour, I have no clue about what to write. So I went on my phone to look up topics to discuss, then I got sidetrack, and again. By the end of it, I somehow started watching a video on YouTube about some random topic, falling asleep during clips of the video. My point is that there has been a trend lately about sleep based on my personal experience and my peers. There seems to be a norm regarding the number of hours we sleep. Most people at school are getting around 5 hours of sleep a day, which is outrageous for the amount of work we get from school.
Lack of sleep is a big issue. There is evidence that proves lack of sleep will prevent your brain from creating new memories. Another risk is the increase in a toxic protein called beta-amyloid, which is associated with Alzheimer’s Disease, a progressive disease that destroys memory and other mental functions. Sleep deprivation affects more than just the brain; there are studies that show it can corrupt other systems in the body, such as the reproductive and immune system. After one night of four to five hours of sleep, there is a 70% reduction in anticancer cells. These effects are just a scratch of the surface.
Adolescents are supposed to get eight to ten hours of sleep a day, yet most of us get only five hours. There should be a fix for this problem. Sleep deprivation is not a joke. There was even a law created in New York for resident physicians to regulate the amount of work called the Libby Zion Law, named after Libby Zion, who died due to physicians, who were overworked, missing a diagnosis that led to her death. I think we should be more aware of our sleep schedule and make more of an effort to change it for our future.
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