To get a good night's sleep every night you might often hear a few calls. However, not all appeals are true, because it might be a myth that could endanger health.
Researchers at New York University examined the many claims on the internet that can cause deep sleep. The study, published in the journal Sleep Health, states that it not only damages health, but also can shorten our age.
"Sleep is one of the most important things we can do tonight to improve our health, mood, well-being and longevity," said one researcher, Dr. Rebecca Robbins.
They hope that breaking this myth can improve one's physical and mental health. Quoted from the BBC, which of these myths have you ever done or often done, vibiters?
1. Just sleeping for five hours is enough
The number of requests to get enough sleep for 7-8 hours a day seems to be inferior to the myth of just sleeping five hours is enough for the body to stay healthy and sleep well.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has recently been in the spotlight due to three great shakes in public, even once admitted to often changing hours of sleep to get extra time in the office. This practice is common in the story of business success or entrepreneurship.
Dr Robbins said there was plenty of evidence to show that sleeping five hours or less consistently could increase the risk of developing health problems. Like heart attacks, strokes, and shortened life expectancy, which can be resisted by staying asleep at least 8 hours a day.
2. Drinking alcohol can help you sleep
Dr Robbins called alcohol can indeed help us quickly fall asleep, but dramatically also reduces the quality of your sleep that night. Namely by disrupting the REM (rapid eye movement) stage, which is very important for memory and learning.
In addition, alcohol is also a natural diuretic, so it will make you bother because you have to wake up often in the middle of the night to urinate.
3. Watching TV on a mattress makes you relax
Putting television in the bedroom is not a strange thing, but watching television before going to bed won't make you relax and sleep well.
"Often we watch television and what we watch is evening news, which can make you insomnia or stress before going to bed when we are just trying to relax and relax," said Dr. Robbins.
Television, and other gadgets such as tablets and cellphones, produce blue light that can delay the production of the sleep hormone melatonin in the body.
4. Sleeplessness? Stay on the bed
Do you often spend time just rolling on the bed, trying and hoping to fall asleep? If you have trouble sleeping, the best way is to get up from the bed!
Dr. Robbins linked the mattress to insomnia. Because it takes about 15 minutes for healthy people to fall asleep, but if it's longer than that, make sure we have to get out of bed, change around you and do anything that doesn't need you to think too hard.
5. Press the snooze button
Who often installs the alarm then presses the snooze button while thinking "Ah is it okay to sleep five more minutes"? Not that you are getting better, but it will make you sleepy all day.
"Avoid the desire to press the snooze button. Your body will indeed go back to sleep, but your sleep will be of very low quality. My advice is to open the window and curtains, then expose yourself to as much bright light as possible," said Dr. Robbins.
6. Snoring means soundness
People snoring does not harm anyone (except maybe your ears), but snoring does not mean someone is sleeping soundly. Snoring or snoring can be a sign of sleep disturbance sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea can endanger life, because it causes the throat wall to relax and narrow during sleep, which can cause a person to stop breathing occasionally.
People with sleep apnea will be more at risk of developing high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat and heart attack or stroke.
