Sleep Good Health And Happiness Is There A Connection?
Janela Frudin
You can't "cheat" on the amount of sleep you get. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health and safety.When we don't get adequate sleep, we accumulate a sleep debt that can be difficult to "pay back" if it becomes too much.
The result of sleep deprivation has been linked to a number of health problems such as obesity and high blood pressure, negative mood and behavior, decreased productivity, and safety issues in the home, on the job, and on the road.
However, not suprisingly growing teens need more sleep compared to the average sleep required for grown adults. Sleep experts say that teens need at least 8.5 to 9.25 hours of sleep each night. Their internal biological clock keeps them awake later in the evening and sleep later in the morning.
As many schools begin early, teens come to school too sleepy to learn due to lack of proper sleep. Teenage children who find that interupting their sleep in the morning leaves them drowsy are often thought of as lazy.
Studies have found a real relationship between the quantity and quality of one's sleep and quite a number of health problems. For example, insufficient sleep is know to affect growth hormone secretion this is linked to obesity; as the amount of hormone secretion decreases, the chance for weight gain increases significantly.
It is usual for the blood pressure to fall during the normal sleep cycle; if the sleep cycle is interrupted, the interruption may lead to hypertension and cardiovascular problems in years to come. Additionally, research has shown us that insufficient sleep impairs the body's ability to utilize insulin, which can lead to the early onset of diabetes. Many scientific studies are also pointing towards the relationship between poor and insufficient sleep and disease.
As you get older you require fewer hours of sleep. Sleep experts suggest seven to nine hours of sleep for the average adult is about right. Sleep patterns change as we age, but the amount of sleep generally does not that much. Older people may get up more often through night and have less night sleep, but their sleep need overall is no less than most younger adults.
So, they tend to require sleep more during the day. It is beneficial for seniors to plan naps on a regular routine, as they can be helpful in helping the individual feel more alert during certain parts of the day.
A popular belief is that during sleep brain remains dormant. However this is not true,your brain never sleeps. During rest the body sleeps and the brain remains active and gets recharged, it also controls many functions of the body including breathing. While sleeping, we drift between two distinct sleep states - REM (rapid eye movement) and non-REM, in 90-minute cycles.
Non-REM sleep has four stages, starting at stage one drowsiness, Stage two "deep sleep" stages three and four, when awakenings are more difficult and where the most positive and restorative effects of sleep occur. However, even in the deepest non-REM sleep, our minds can still process information effectively. REM sleep is an active sleep where dreams occur, breathing and heart rate increase and often becomes irregular, your muscles relax and your eyes move back and forth under the eyelids.
Some days when you have been rushing around or something is playing on your mind you'll find it difficult to relax when you get to bed to sleep . I have often found a glass of warm milk whilst listening to relaxing music or a hypnosis audio helps me give it a try for yourself.
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