Impact of Sleep on your Brain Health

If we can improve the quality of our sleep, we can improve mood, memory, and protect our brains by allowing repair and replenishment to occur overnight. Better sleep is strongly correlated with a lower incidence of cognitive disease. 

Sleep is the time when we transport short term memory to long term memory by moving it from the hippocampus to the neocortex – which is why our memory is compromised when we are tired. Poor quality sleep can add to feelings of loneliness and isolation, which are two primary contributing factors of unhappiness. 

Our circadian rhythm comes into play here; a simple way of optimizing your sleep/wake rhythm is to see sunlight as you wake and reduce artificial light in the evening to allow for melatonin release. This is one of the simplest ways of improving energy and mood in the day and rejuvenating sleep at night.

At Thrivn Health’ we are here to help you learn about healthy sleep habits and natural ways to improve your sleep.