Sleep

What is Sleep?

Human body releases chemicals in a daily rhythm, when your body releases a hormone called melatonin (Mel-ah-TONE-in). Melatonin signals your body that it’s time to prepare for sleep at that time you feel drowsy. In sleeping time the body and brain “shut off” for a few hours each night to rest in preparation for the next day. Sleep has two main phases—REM and non-REM. During sleep the body works to gently lower the heart rate, temperature, and breathing rate. The body becomes rest but the brain is active. We should take about to 6-7 hour sleep daily. But too much sleeping is not a good, if you are feeling so it may be the sign of insomnia, you must consult to Doctor.

Facts about Sleep

1. Sleep is just as important as diet and exercise.
2. The record for the longest period without sleep is 11 days.
3. A newborn baby sleep around 14 to 17 hours a day.
4. The need for nap varies from person to person.
5. Most of Teenagers take a nap at the afternoon as they don’t complete sleep at night.
6. Parasomnia is a disease of sleep drive.
7. Employer allows to the employee to nap during breaks.
8. Snoring is a common problem, but it not harmful.
9. According to Sleep expert, most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night.
10. Excessive daytime sleep sign of Insomnia.
11. We should take proper sleep which prevents many diseases.
12. The body rests during sleep but your brain remains active.
13. A sleep disorder can affect your overall health
14. Waking up in the middle of the night and not back to sleep is the symptoms of insomnia.
15. Humans are the only mammals that delay sleep.
16. We spend about one-third of our time on Planet Earth asleep.
17. Sleep disorders include a range of problems from insomnia to narcolepsy.
18. Sleep helps us restore ourselves physically, as well as organise our brains.