5. Lose weight

Sleeping early has been shown to be beneficial for weight loss. This could be simply because there is less ‘awake time’ while we are eating. But it can be a more profound, biological reason. Our bodies are definitely different while we sleep.

There are different set of hormones at work. Food that we have eaten during the day is metabolized. Another reason is, what do we do when we are awake late into the night? That’s right, eat!

6. Healthy Heart

Research has shown that someone who regularly stays awake past midnight has stiffer arteries that someone who goes to bed early. The reasons for this are not exactly clear. But they could be to do with the things which have already been mentioned – that is, de-stressing and eating less when we go to bed early.

7. More Energy in the Morning

Human bodies need sunlight to function normally. In some way the sunlight resets our body clocks and keeps us functioning and doing the right things at the right time. When we get enough hours of sunlight, we also have enough sleep and this means that we have way more energy in the morning to get more things done. Getting to sleep late and missing half of the next day because we have slept in is a sure path to a low-energy lifestyle.

8. Wake Earlier

Yes, getting to bed earlier means that we do not have to drag ourselves out of bed in the morning when the alarm clock goes off at a ridiculous hour. Instead, we could actually be awake before that alarm clock. Even getting up half an hour earlier than usual could mean that you have time to have a proper breakfast. Or it could mean a more leisurely commute instead of arriving just in the nick of time. In fact, the whole family could benefit from having a few extra moments in the morning.

9. Stop Disease In Its Tracks

All kinds of diseases, from Alzheimer’s to Heart Disease to Diabetes have been linked to sleep deprivation. Of course, a disease is a disease, and there are many genetic and environmental factors why they occur, but recent research has shown that not letting the body get enough rest at night is a significant factor in increasing the severity of these diseases. And when people are examined, who get enough sleep, compared to those who do not, studies have shown that lack of sleep interferes with insulin levels and other types of metabolic activities.

10. Stay Younger

Chronic sleep deprivation just makes you look older. Remember the term ‘beauty sleep’? People did not just make that up. Getting your required amount of sleep every night not only lets your internal body chemistry shift back to normal, but also lets the external cells get re-adjusted. Getting enough sleep lets you get rid of those saggy, baggy, dark rings under the eyes and generally gives you a more youthful appearance.