Why do we need sleep? When we sleep, memories move from short term to long term memory, muscles grow, tissues are repaired, and hormones are synthesized. Nearly 50% of Americans say that insufficient sleep affects their daily activities. Sleep deprivation can result in a host of long term and short term health problems or result in life threatening accidents. Is your body telling you it's sleep deprived?

SHORT TERM		LONG TERM
impaired coordination		high blood pressure
impaired judgement		weakened immunity
decreased attention		weight gain
impaired memory		memory issues