{"id":3392,"date":"2019-05-11T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/?p=3392"},"modified":"2019-05-28T15:34:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T13:34:44","slug":"not-sleeping-well-is-worse-for-you-than-you-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/not-sleeping-well-is-worse-for-you-than-you-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Not sleeping well is worse for you than you thought"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Sleep\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It’s a no-brainer that not sleeping enough is unhealthy.<\/strong> But do we really realize up to what point? It has now been proven that little sleep is worse for us than we thought<\/strong>: it not only leaves us feeling tired, it also has serious long-term consequences for our health.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lack of sleep<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The known effects lack of sleep has are feeling grumpy, not working at your best<\/strong>, and overall leaves you feeling very uncomfortable <\/strong>for the rest of the day. However, there is more to it than meets the eye. As it turns out, sleep deprivation has serious health consequences<\/strong> – a bad night’s sleep is more than just lack of focus and bad moods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Lack<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Not sleeping enough shouldn’t become a habit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One in three<\/strong> people suffer from poor sleep, because of stress, computers and taking work home.<\/strong> If having poor sleep occurs regularly, it can cause serious medical conditions, like obesity, heart disease and diabetes, as well as straight on shortening your life expectancy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How it affects your brain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Getting little sleep keeps our brain from regenerating itself because when sleeping less than we should, we reduce the hours our brain has to carry out this “regeneration”. <\/strong>Because of this, we are not able to fix the damage caused during the day. <\/strong>This shouldn’t be a major problem, but we should indeed be careful if it becomes a habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Brain\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Other consequences sleep deprivation has, include becoming prone to acquire illnesses <\/strong>like Alzheimer’s<\/strong> or an increase in probability of cardiovascular diseases<\/strong>. On top of that, we gradually lose the ability to remember things or learn something new. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how much sleep do you really need?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Seven hours<\/strong> of sleep seems to be the magic number<\/strong>. Which, according to Matthew Walker <\/a>from the Berkeley University, is the minimum number<\/strong> of hours we should sleep every day. A smaller number would mean less rest than our brains need. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sleeping\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

However, some of us need more and some need less. <\/strong>It is often said that eight hours of sleep is a good-quality sleep<\/strong> in order to be able to function properly. It is important to find out with how many hours you function well.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why you’re not sleeping well<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Usually, if you spend your time day-dreaming about taking a nap<\/a>, chances are you are not sleeping enough<\/strong>, and you should try to increase your sleeping hours.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Insomnia\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sleep deprivation can be caused by several conditions<\/a><\/strong>,<\/a> like for example, sleep apnoea<\/strong>.<\/a> However, it is often just a case of bad sleeping habits.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What lack of sleep does to you<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It’s obvious that occasionally not sleeping well won’t really affect your health other than you feeling irritable and tired<\/strong>. But it does become a problem after several sleepless nights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Irritated\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The brain becomes foggy<\/strong>, which will cause difficulties focusing and making decisions. <\/strong>You start feeling gloomy and occasionally fall asleep during the day.<\/strong> The risk of injuries and accidents<\/strong> rises. If then you still can’t get a good night’s sleep, consequences will worsen. It will seriously affect your general health, making you prone to medical conditions like obesity, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all, it seems pretty clear that a good night’s sleep goes hand in hand with a long, healthy life, so sleep away!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sleeping\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Unsplash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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