Substance use disorder occurs when a person needs alcohol or another substance (drug) to function normally. Abruptly stopping the substance leads to withdrawal symptoms. Addiction means that a person has a strong urge to use the substance and cannot stop, even if they want to.
So it is important to maintain positive nitrogen balance in the body while sleeping. When you do and conditions are right so that your rate of protein synthesis exceeds your rate of degradation, and you maintain a positive nitrogen balance, you can grow while you sleep.
Sleep helps us thrive by contributing to a healthy immune system, and can also balance our appetites by helping to regulate levels of the hormones ghrelin and leptin, which play a role in our feelings of hunger and fullness. So when weâre sleep deprived, we may feel the need to eat more, which can lead to weight gain. The one-third of our lives that we spend sleeping, far from being âunproductive,â plays a direct role in how full, energetic and successful the other two-thirds of our lives can be.