Sleeplessness

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Sleeplessness
The worlds’ greatest healer, Dr. Sleep, is able to cure and even thwart a lot of diseases. Sleep is normal physiological activity which is done by all human beings everyday. After a days’ long work the body and mind need rest, hence develop sleepiness and fall into sleep gradually. Each and every human should sleep in the night for some hours to give rest to body and mind. The duration of sleep vary according to the age and the physical condition of a person.
Benefits of sleep
Sleep re-energizes the brain and nervous system
The nervous system which works continuously, get a break while sleeping. It gives a fresh feeling after a goodnight’s sleep.
Sleep helps in growth
The secretion of growth hormones and other growth stimulating factors are found to increase during sleep. That is why it is said that the sleep is important for the growing children.
Duration of sleep
Try to sleep continuously.
Normal duration of sleep needed for an ordinary man is about 8 hours. Bur it may vary. An adult needed at least 5 hours of sleep a day.
Infants
16-18 hours
Children
10-12 hours
Teenagers
8-9 hours
Adults
7-8 hours

Aids of sleep
Sleep in a well ventilated room. Avoid sleeping in open air in winter season. The bed clothing must be clean and wrinkle free. Sleep with ill fitting and tight dress will disturb sleep and also make other problems. The mattress should be sufficiently soft, the more soft and hard ones should be avoided. Make the fan or A\C in proper cooling before sleep to avoid the waking from sleep to adjust the heat or cold.
Preparation
Sleeping after 2 hours of taking dinner is best and it will help in getting sound sleep. A full meal may not give favour to sleep. Taking one cup of warm milk in the bedtime will account for a goodnight sleep. Avoid taking too much of beverages in the evening this will produce more urine output and subsequently will disturb the sleep by nocturnal tendency to urinate. So food items like coffee, tea and some other stimulating food items will decrease the sleep by agitating the nervous system. Hearing some light music can create an atmosphere for sleep. Don’t try to watch TV or browse in a computer. Go for sleep in a regular time everyday, continuous irregularity may gradually reduce the sleep.