Get plenty of sleep

We all know sleep is important, but getting good sleep is really critical to your overall health. When you sleep, your body is actually completing a number of essential tasks, like:

• maintaining bodily functions

• repairing muscle tissue

• restoring energy

• processing new memories and information in the brain

When you don’t get enough sleep, you may be irritable, emotional, and have trouble focusing. If sleep deprivation becomes chronic, it can even increase the chance of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and depression.

For all of these reasons, it’s important for most adults to get between 7 and 9 hours of sleep every night.