Oh Kolkata Team
I guess we all know what sleep is. Even the ones who are deprived of a healthy sound sleep do have an obvious idea of what it is. Still, if you need a medical sort of definition, then to brief up, “Sleep is a naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles, and reduced interactions with surroundings. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, but is more easily reversed than the state of being comatose.”
Moreover, there are plenty of theories and researches still going on sleep. The bottom line of the overall context is to have proper sleep. Natural sleep pattern is however not being followed in modern days by almost everyone. Work pressure, depression, addiction to smartphones, and gadgets are mostly the reasons why people get devoid of timely proper sleep. And this creates health problems.
Proper sleep re-boosts and re-vitalizes your body, providing better functionality. The functionality, as it gets disrupted, causes tons of health-related problems, such as:
And the effects are endless. Minimum six to seven hours of sleep is necessary for better health. And it would be great if you sleep for eight hours or more. In fact, short power naps are equally essential as it clears your mind in between works and systemizes widely-arranged cognizance.
Turn all the lights off before sleep. Darken your room as much as possible. The more the lights, the more distraction you will face. And the more you darken your room, you will be getting less distracted with objects.
Coffee or caffeinated drinks revitalize our bodies and keep us awake and active for a while. Drinking coffee before sleep is therefore not a good idea because it will take away your sleep. Avoid drinking coffee or any caffeinated beverage at least an hour before you are about to go to sleep.
Do not sleep immediately after dinner. That will disrupt your proper digestion and metabolism process. And also you will feel uncomfortable while sleeping. Better take more than 3 hours of a gap before sleep.
Meditation will help relax your mind and declutter all the negative thoughts that are lingering in your mind throughout the day. It restores everything back to peace and you will be able to sleep afresh.
Avoid quarreling with your friends, family members before going to sleep. First of all upsetting or unsettling conversations do not fetch anything good. The outcome is always chaos and a distressing mind. You can never have a sound sleep after a fight for sure.
Try avoiding phone calls that you can assume will take a longer time. Stay away from unnecessary longer conversations. The longer conversation will take a lot of your time from your allotted sleep-time. Moreover, it creates stress on your mind. Hence it’s better to avoid phone calls and long conversations unless it’s an emergency.
Watching television or news or even reading the news before going to sleep also can cause a delay in sleep. Because no matter what, more than eighty percent of the news gives a negative effect on your mind. Most of the news is about political turmoil, fights, murders, and losses. These will roam around your mind and not let you sleep.
Phones, gadgets, and the internet a strict no-no before going to bed. It’s a major distraction to your sleep. Not only it causes physical stress to your eyes but also it will keep you engaged in tempting pictures, videos, news, and contents. So better try to stay away from phones, laptops, and other gadgets.
Eating heavy meals and going to sleep not only affects your digestion and metabolism process but will create a major uncomforted feeling. You might feel like vomiting if you put on a lot of heavy food and jump straight into bed. Better have a lightweight meal or dinner before you go to sleep.
