InstaSleep Reviews Team article notes:

• Lots of studies have shown that cutting back on sleep, deliberately or otherwise, can have a serious impact on our bodies. A few nights of bad sleep can really mess with our blood sugar control and encourage us to overeat. It even messes with our DNA.
• Dr Simon Archer, who helped run the experiment, found that getting an hour’s less sleep a night affected the activity of a wide range of our volunteers’ genes (around 500 in all) including some which are associated with inflammation and diabetes.

A few nights of bad sleep upsets brain

Thanks to the clocks going back, many of us managed to grab a little bit of extra shut-eye over the weekend. And that’s no bad thing because, as a country, we seem to be chronically sleep-deprived. According to the Sleep Council, the average Briton gets six-and-a-half hours sleep a night, which for most people is not enough.

This article was selected by the InstaSleep Reviews Team. Please enjoy this read and learn about how a few nights of bad quality sleep affects your brain and messes with your DNA.