Why sleeping is important?

Sleep is essential to everyone in order to maintain a healthy routine, mental function, relaxation, and a sense of refreshment every day. During sleep, the body is maintaining its physical health, reduces the risk of disease, keeps emotions in balance, and maintaining its brain functions. Infants and toddlers need more sleep than adults. Adults need at least 7-8 hours of good sleep every day for a healthy routine in their life. Even though almost everyone knows that they need good sound sleep as part of their routine, many people do not get good sleep. Many adults have struggled to fall asleep because of work tensions, worries, traumatic experiences, and bad habits of sleeping patterns. Some people have sleeping disorders.

Children also face sleeping disorders that are common among them. Some children have issues with bedwetting, sleepwalking, nightmares, restless legs syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, difficulty falling asleep, and problems sleeping through the night. Lack of sleep can affect a child’s behavior and make them feel tired and cranky during the day. When parents recognize sleeping disorders in their children, it is advisable to seek help, and treat them in order to prevent negative effects on development, health, mood, and daily performance. Some studies say that certain sleeping disorders in children go away when they are growing up, but not all.

Children and teens also need a long time of good quality, regular sleep for their brain and psychical development. Healthy sleep or sufficient sleep can help children improve their learning and mood. Parents should regulate and ensure adequate sleeping time for their kids, maintain regular bedtimes and wake times, and minimize screen time for kids. Parents should ensure regular physical activities, exercise, and outdoor fresh air activities. Maintaining regular healthy meal times may also help children and encourage good habits.

Studies show that generally speaking, human beings need at least 7 – 8 hours of good sleep every day. When people do not maintain their sleeping patterns it can result in tiredness, sleep deprivation, and the development of a sleeping disorder. Even with as little as a day or two of poor sleep, people feel drowsy and irritable, struggle to focus, and make avoidable mistakes. Sleep deprivation can also affect people’s immune systems, heart and brain health, and ability to handle stress. Getting good sleep is very important in order to maintain physical and mental health.

People who suffer from a lack of sleep can participate in a sleep study in a laboratory with medical specialists. There are many types of sleep disorders, including Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Nocturnal Myoclonus, Narcolepsy, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), Periodic Limb Movement During Sleep (PLMS), REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder, Somnambulism (Sleep-Walking), and Insomnia.

The time spent in each sleep stage develops and changes as we age, with the consistent trend being that amounts of sleep decrease as individual ages. In psychology, sleeping is very important because sleep has restorative power and evidence shows that it enhances memory and improves attention. Multiple brain areas act in conjunction with one another during the sleep-wake cycles. Sleep is also associated with melatonin, follicle, luteinizing, and growth hormones. 1 These below pineal and pituitary glands secrete a number of hormones during

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The bed and association are important for good sleep. Some people use their bed only for sleep and some use it for their relaxation. If someone cannot sleep, it would be better to get out of bed and do something else. When people are restless for a while in bed it could lead to associating the bed with insomnia. Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. It is a general clinical term that refers to difficulty in initiating or maintaining sleep. When people see their bed they should associate it with sound sleep.

People can develop some healthy habits in order to stimulate good sleeping. Sleeping is associated with the body and the mind. Doing some relaxation routines, avoiding electronic devices and alcohol before bedtime, having a shower, doing meditation, praying, and reading every day until tired helps a person fall asleep when they lie down in bed. After practicing this for a while, whenever you lie down in bed you will likely have a good deep sleep that will result in you being well-rested and starting the next day fresh. After you wake up, having a cup of coffee or tea will help you gain energy. It is very important to develop habits starting off fresh, energetic, and motivated.

– Raji Patterson

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