Sleep is one of the most important activities to a person’s daily routine. A typical human spends a third of his or her life asleep. But for busy college students, time is taken out of the sleep bank for other activities. At first this is harmless, but the constant skipping of sleep will catch up with you.

While you can survive on only two hours of sleep per night, the average hours of rest a person should get at night is eight.

Sleep deprivation is better known as a lack of sleep. Continuous stretches of not sleeping can result into short-term insomnia, or chronic insomnia.

The Harvard Women’s Health Watch gives six good reasons to get plenty of rest at night.

Memory and learning capabilities become hindered when not fully rested.

Long-term sleep deprivation may result in weight gain by altering levels of hormones that affect appetite.

Loss of sleep may result in impatience, irritability, moodiness, and inability to concentrate.

With impaired concentration, safety becomes an issue. People are at a higher likely to make errors, and accidently fall asleep during the daytime.

More serious sleep disorders have been linked to cardiovascular problems such as hypertension, increased stress hormone levels, and irregular heartbeat.

Sleep deprivation impairs the immune system and allows disease an easy entry into your body. Keeping up on your sleep has been linked to fighting cancer.

Do not skip out on sleep no matter how crazy your schedule is. A sloppy sleep routine today can result in health issues in the future.