Good afternoon Ms Chin and my friends , my name is Choong Si Kei and now it’s my turn to present the 5-minute speech. Before I start , please allow me to ask you all a question. “ How many times have you heard “I don’t have enough time to sleep” or said it to yourself especially while you are doing your assignment or prepare for your final exam .. So today , I choose this topic to inform the importance of having enough sleep in our daily life.
Here is the briefly explained about what is sleep. Let us take a look at the reasons why we must get a quality sleep and I will make you realise why enough sleep is important to you with the first reason. First , having enough sleep can help you to prevent and cure of disease . The importance of sleep for health is mainly that it helps the body recover from several diseases and other health problems. When you are asleep, your body get the chance to repair its damaged cells and related functions, and strengthen the immune system, thus preventing the other health problems such as stroke and heart disease. Therefore, for a person to avoid heart disease and strokes, sleeping between 7 and 8 hours everyday is advised. Going beyond the boundaries of this range will result to unhealthy body conditions over time. Now, you start to think about the importance of better sleep to your health. I am going to focus about the next reason why we must have a good quality of sleep. So the next reason is to enhance our memory . Studies show that those who sleep well, and for the required number of hours have better memory function than those who don't get the required hours of sleep. Proper sleep makes the body and mind alert, and ready to receive and learn new information. Several students burn the midnight oil to be able to study for an upcoming exam, or just to finish an assignment. However, understand that your learning and memory function will be better, and you're sure to get better grades, when you sleep enough. Try it and see the results for yourself. Last but not least, another reason of consideration on why we must get enough sleep is good sleep can affect the metabolism of body. If you are wondering why you're still putting on weight after adhering to a strict diet, it is because you're probably not sleeping enough. Sleep affects the metabolism of the body, thereby resulting in how we lose and gain weight. Lack of sleep causes the body to preserve carbohydrates and fats, in an attempt to use them to deal with the prolonged physical and mental stress on the body. As such, your metabolism is affected, and you may develop a tendency to put on weight. In the conclusion , sleep can help you to prevent and cure of disease , enhance our memory and it can affect the metabolism of our body. I have already convinced you on how a quality of sleep brings good impact in your life. So you must try to manage your time and don’t burn the midnight oil. I hope you all know the importance of having enough sleep and have a good night’s sleep start from today . TQ