Sleep allows our body to rest. But, many people do not realize that while their body may be asleep their mind and other bodily functions are not. The sleep period allows the body to regroup and recharge. As I mentioned before on my previous article, sleeping is our body’s primary opportunity to produce growth hormone, a hormone that produce in our brain that can give so many benefits to our overall health. But, the problem is, as we get older, our need to sleep relatively decreased. The time spent eight hours for sleep by older adults will continue to experience significant declines with age. Older adults are often wake up and spend more time while awake than those of younger adults. This can bring so many unwanted impacts to our body. What are the impacts if we lack of sleep?

Many people may say that changes in sleep patterns are normal part of the aging process, but many other factors common in older people contribute to sleep problems. These include physical illness and changes in activity or social life. Sleep disorders decrease quality of life in older people by causing daytime sleepiness, tiredness, and lack of energy. Poor quality of sleep also one of the main cause of confusion, difficulty concentrating, and poor performance on tasks. Sleep disorders are also linked with face-dark circles, sallow skin, and wrinkles–the obvious signs of aging. How?

You see, when you sleep, your body is able to reduce its concentration of cortisol, a hormone that is always present in our blood in some amount. Keeping the level of cortisol constantly high can increase your stress levels, which leads to (among other things) increased facial tension causing deep wrinkles. Not only that, but cortisol is a diuretic, causing the loss of water from our bodies’ tissues. To add on cortisol lowers our bodies’ immune functions, reducing their ability to fight off infection, inflammation and free-radicals. Worse enough, cortisol inhibits the body’s ability to produce collagen, meaning the rate at which skin wrinkles and loses its elasticity will increase.

Now, based on these facts, you may ask: 'How can I improve the quality of my sleep as I get older, so I can reduce wrinkles on my face?' Increasing the levels of Human Growth Hormone in your body is the answer. You can click the button below to learn more about how HGH works.

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