Sleep is a natural biological process that plays a vital role in maintaining both physical and mental health. During sleep, the body repairs tissues, balances hormones, strengthens immunity, and helps the brain process and store memories. Quality sleep allows us to wake up refreshed, focused, and emotionally balanced. Unfortunately, many of us disturb our natural sleep cycle—sometimes knowingly and sometimes unknowingly. Irregular sleep habits, stress, poor lifestyle choices, and unhealthy routines can gradually lead to sleep deprivation, affecting overall well-being. While occasional sleep loss may seem harmless, continuous lack of proper sleep can seriously impact your health. It can disturb your sleep–wake cycle, make it difficult to fall asleep on time, and negatively influence your mood, concentration, digestion, eating habits, and hormonal balance. Long-term sleep deprivation may also lead to irritability, anxiety, low productivity, weak immunity, and an increased risk of lifesty...
Image source: posters app/edited In the age of advanced technology, most of us spend most of our time on mobiles and laptops. Even children are not spared from this. They also spend most of their time on gadgets. Sometimes for their work and sometimes for just fun and entertainment. Engagement on gadgets has increased even more due to COVID-19 as more people are working remotely. This has led to increased workload an d pressure, which has affected our eating habits and lifestyle. Unfortunately, prolonged use of gadgets can have a direct impact on our eyes, which is a cause for concern. CAUSES OF DARK CIRCLES Before jumping on to the Home Remedies, it is important to understand what can be the causes of dark circles. 1) AGING As we get older, our skin loses elasticity and moisture due to the loss of collagen, and it becomes thinner. This makes the blood vessels beneath the eyes more visible, resulting in the under-eye area appearing dark. In some cases, hollowness under the eye that occ...