You may already knew about it that “A Good Sleep makes your Morning Bright and Shine”. But the question is, how many of you implement it? From our childhood, our parents or elders are constantly saying us to sleep on time. From our school days we have been learning the famous idiom, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”. But who follow?
According to the survey, our youth is mostly facing the “Sleep Disorders”. Sleep Disorder is the disease that affects your health in numerous ways. There could be many reasons that affect your sleep. However, the issue is why our youngsters are more prone to #sleep #disorder?
Two main factors which affect the sleep:-
#STRESS
Stress and over-thinking is the vital issue found in adults. Today’s generation are more passionate and even working hard to achieve their ambitions. They are overloaded with stress and worries. Adults are struggling in the competition created by the world and themselves. Competition is to achieve a good score in any field, whether it’s a school exam or meeting the work target.
Apart from career, even our generation goes to emotional breakdown. Failure in relationships creates helplessness in them. Youth are always the backbone of the changing world. Adults need to change themselves in a good way to have a control over stress and over-thinking.
Causes of Sleep issues:-
#Frustration
Such a horrible results one faces due to lack of sleep. According to the study, adults’ sleep should be 7 – 8 hours and an adequate time of sleep is 10 pm. #Sleep is really important as it heals your #physical and #mental #health. A sound sleep contributes to a smooth functioning of brain which helps you to grab and learn things quickly. However, it also heals your heart and blood vessels. Even, maintain the balance of hormones.
Sleep deficiency leads to microsleep. #Microsleep is a state where one tries to be awake but due to #fatigue one is not able to pay attention. For example, while attending an important lecture, you may pretend to be a good listener but your mind is blank and you are feeling #lazy or #sleepy. Lack of sleep is dangerous, so consult doctor if you are facing this issue regularly.
Few Strategies for a sound sleep:-
There are some ways to have an enough sleep. You can follow these techniques to overcome with sleep deficiency:-
Switch off the lights half an hour before your bed time. Meantime, just keep yourself calm and avoid the usage of cellphones/mobiles/laptops etc.
Avoid heavy meal during your dinner time. Even the dinner should be done 1 hour before bedtime.
Avoid caffeine (like tea, coffee, chocolate & so more) and nicotine (like cigarettes etc.). #Caffeine and #nicotine is one of the reasons that doctors has found for sleep disorder amongst youth. However, caffeine and nicotine has its effect for atleast 8 hours which keeps you awake.
Make sure that your body is physically active during whole day to get a good sleep at night. Do #yoga or #workout for around 45 minutes on daily basis to keep your body active and fit.
Follow some #relaxation #techniques before your #bedtime. #Meditation is one of the techniques which helps you to overcome the stress and will contribute for a sound sleep.
Reading habit half an hour before your sleep time is pretty good. You can read #novels according to your interest. It will help you to reduce your #stress level.
Strategies for people working at night:-
Nowadays, many of our youngsters are working at night. Night shift workers/employees face the sleep issues. There body takes time to adapt the opposite schedule. However, they still face the sleep disorder due to their shifts.
You may find it helpful after reading the few ways for a good sleep:-
Limit the caffeine and nicotine products at very first part of your shift as it has effect of around 8 hours.
Before you sleep, eat something light.
Avoid the usage of any electronic devices before the bedtime.
Keep your room dark and make sure that there is no #noise or #sound otherwise it will distract your sleep.
Note:- In case you’re still not be able to sleep properly during day time then consult doctor about other options to help you fall asleep.