How many hours do we sleep every day?
The current hectic pace of life has led us to adopt unhealthy nocturnal habits for our
health.
Find out in this video how much sleep?
According to science, according to the popular saying "He who sleeps does not catch fish.
Many believe that sleeping is a waste of time and that the hours of sleep can be used more
productively.
But what do the experts say about it?
When is it necessary to sleep?
According to science, you will be surprised to discover the scientific verdict
regarding the hours of sleep per day, needed to enjoy good health and be truly productive
Often (and by mistake), we postpone the hours of sleep for work, study or the gym,
convinced that the time would be more useful if used in this way.
The reality is quite different.
Resting offers many benefits.
The benefits of a healthy rest are innumerable.
Not only for the pleasure of sleeping, but our body will also be the first to benefit from
it.
1. Helps fight depression.
Depression is associated with stress hormones such as adrenaline and
cortisol.
A few hours of sleep increases both while a relaxed body following a
good rest promotes the production of melanin and serotonin.
These substances can stop the negative effects of stress, helping to make us feel better
and emotionally healthy.
2. Maintain cardiovascular health.
This point is related to the previous one as insomnia increases the levels of
stress hormones in the blood.
This leads to an increase in blood pressure and heart rate.
As science points out, stress is believed to be a risk factor that can cause
cardiovascular disease.
3. Improve your memory.
When we sleep, the brain does not stop working and the neuronal connections remain
active.
Sleep consists of several stages wakefulness, sleep, Non Rapid Eye
Movement or NERM sleep and Rapid Eye Movement sleep or REM sleep.
Neurons work in each of these phases, but particularly during REM Sleep.
Short time memory is consolidated and prepares to transform into long term
memory.
Studies show that taking a nap shortly after studying promotes the memorization of
concepts.
4. Strengthens the immune system.
Another advantage offered by sleep concerns the immune system, which regenerates and
strengthens itself to fight germs and toxins that are always lurking by
resting well.
In other words, we will have a better chance of preventing infections.
Almost all physiological processes, mental physical and
emotional health and productivity levels.
Depending on the quality of sleep, you have probably already heard that we should
sleep eight hours every night.
This theory enunciated in 1938 by Researcher Nathaniel Kleitman, who
spent just over a month inside a dark cave with some of his students
analyzing their sleep habits.
They realized that they slept between 8 and 8.5 hours a night.
Many studies confirm this idea by claiming that it is the right amount of hours to stay
healthy.
For example, in the case of students, little sleep has been shown to affect
academic performance negatively.
The same applies in the workplace.
Other research confirms that the mortality rate is lowest among those who sleep between
seven or eight hours a day, and those who sleep less than four hours each night, get up.
An extra hour of sleep can make a difference in the quality of life.
However, being productive during the day, despite having slept less than eight hours does not
mean that the body is not affected.
Not getting enough sleep has only negative consequences from health effects to mental or
emotional complications.
The consequences can be more serious than we think.
Here are some of the effects that can occur when you don't get enough sleep.
Increased risk of type two diabetes, lack of sleep causes the body to
produce less insulin.
The hormone that regulates blood sugar.
Anxiety disorders:
insomnia produces stress.
Consequently also anxiety and depression.
Loss of sex drive:
Sleep related disorders can lower testosterone levels in men, poor
rest or poor quality sleep contributes to a drop in libido and the number of sperms produced.
Cognitive impairment:
Lack of concentration and memory
difficulties can cause automobile, home and work accidents.
Reduces muscle growth:
Especially after the age of 30, when growth is only
20%.
Poor rest impairs cell regeneration.
We now know that it takes an extra hour of sleep to reap the benefits for health work
and any other activity that engages us throughout the day.
Adults need eight hours of sleep every night, Children, 13 and teenagers.
nine.
If we multiply the hours of sleep throughout our lives, it will surprise us how much time we
spend on average sleeping.
Is it worth investing all this time in rest in exchange for a healthier life?
Absolutely, yes.
Or do you prefer to sleep badly until your body can't take it anymore?
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