Experience has shown that if a person does
not get seven or eight hours of sleep a night, he becomes a victim of various
ailments. Now modern science is coming up with the details of these disorders.
New research reveals that not getting enough sleep can ruin a person's health.
The following is a summary of the research.
(1)
Desire for junk food
Experiments have shown that men and women
who do not get adequate sleep for just two days have a disturbance in their appetite-producing
and hormonal systems. Lack of sleep increases the appetite-producing hormone
Ghrelin, while the inhibitor, Leptin, is less.
The problem is that then the person is more
hungry for chit-chat and carbohydrate foods. Thus the human body begins to
receive more heat than it needs. If this condition persists for a long time,
then junk food makes a person fat.
(2)
The focus of microbes
Lack of sleep also weakens a person's
immune system. Especially men and women who get less than seven hours of sleep
a night are more likely to catch colds, flu, fever, etc. than others. Even the
effect of vaccines on them is reduced.
(3)
Thanksgiving is useless
Every cell in our body needs sugar to do
its job. Experiments at the University of Chicago have shown that women and men
who do not get enough sleep for just one week develop insulin resistance.
Clearly, the insulin hormone carries blood sugar to the cells.
Due to insulin resistance, body cells
cannot use these hormones properly. As a result, the disorder eventually leads
to incurable diseases such as type 2 diabetes.
(4)
The pressure is not constant
Significant research conducted at the
University of Chicago has also revealed that sleep deprivation puts a person
under constant stress. This is because, in the afternoon and evening, their body
produces a lot of stress hormone, cortisol.
This hormone is very dangerous because of its
excessive increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels in
humans. These same additions then lead to hypertension, heart disease, and type
2 diabetes. In addition, an increase in cortisol occurs at the wrong time
because a person is usually in a relaxed mood in the afternoon and evening.
(5)
The brain does not remain sharp
Another disadvantage of not getting enough
sleep at night is that people do not react in time. So doing many daily
activities, including driving, becomes a dangerous process. Men and women
suffering from severe fatigue are also unhappy. This is because the same
chemicals in the brain control both sleep and mood.
(6)
The onset of old age
People with sleep deprivation are more
likely to recognize yellow skin and dark circles around the eyes. Now, experts
have revealed that in such people, an excessive increase in cortisol does not even
allow them to become lazy, which leads to skin formation. That is why due to
lack of collagen, wrinkles start forming in their skin.
On the other hand, good sleep has a
pleasant effect on the skin. Research has shown that cells are eight times more
active at night than during the day. So they wrinkle the skin.
(7)
Increased physical pain
Not getting enough sleep also increases the
severity of physical problems. Experts at Johns Hopkins University in the
United States deliberately slept ten men and women with low back pain for less
than an hour during the experiment. After three days, everyone started feeling
more back pain.
(8)
Risk of cancer
Exercise protects against cancer. But
researchers say that lack of sleep destroys the benefits of exercise. The
reason is that sleep deprivation can lead to cancer-causing hormonal and
metabolic changes.
(9)
The last letter
It is important to get enough sleep to
avoid all of the above disorders. It is best to create a good night's sleep.
For example, dim the light 15 minutes before going to bed. Brush your teeth,
wash your face, read a book, or listen to good music. Get accustomed to sleeping
on time. Research has shown that those who stay calm at night sleep 30 minutes
earlier and get another hour of sleep.
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