About 1/3 of human life is spent in sleep, so more and more people are beginning to pay attention to sleep. After all, sleep is closely related to physical health, but until now, there are Many people have wrong perceptions about sleep, which adversely affect their health, so it is necessary to find these misunderstandings and avoid them in time.

What are the common sleep mistakes?

1. Dreaming is not resting well

Dreaming is a normal physiological phenomenon, even if the body Healthy people may also dream when they sleep. Proper dreaming is not harmful to physical health. Instead, it can synthesize more protein and growth hormone. To some extent, proper dreaming can restore and strengthen the function of the brain. , make people’s creative thinking become stronger, so dreaming does not indicate that there is no good rest, but if you dream all night, then the quality of sleep is not good.

2. The longer you sleep, the healthier you are

Many people think that sleep time The longer the body will be, the healthier the body will be. In fact, this statement is not correct. Research has found that people who sleep more than 8 hours a day are not even as good as those who sleep 7 hours a day. In fact, the length of sleep time has little to do with health, and sleep quality is more important.

3. Reading before bed can improve sleep quality< /strong>

Many people think that reading a book or reading a newspaper before going to bed will help improve the quality of sleep. In fact, this is not the case. Reading before going to bed will change the mind. It is more active, which makes the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves in a state of excitement, which not only does not help sleep, but aggravates insomnia.

4. Just take a nap after staying up late

Many people can’t be regular I sleep less for a few days in a row, and then find a day to sleep more, and even sleep for more than 10 hours in a row, thinking that making up sleep can make up for the impact of lack of sleep, but this is not the case, sometimes sleep more, sometimes sleep less, On the contrary, it will disrupt the rhythm of sleep, which is detrimental to physical and mental health.

5. Drinking can hypnotize< /p>

Some people have the habit of drinking before going to bed, thinking that this can improve sleep quality. In fact, this perception is wrong. Drinking before going to bed will not only shorten the light sleep period, but also shorten the fast wave Sleep time, thus affecting the normal sleep rhythm of the human body. In addition, drinking at night has a greater impact on various organs, and it is easy to increase the risk of disease.

6. Sleeping pills can help sleep

Sleeping pills do help sleep, but 95% of sleeping pills will shorten deep sleep. Sleeping with the help of sleeping pills cannot replace normal sleep. Therefore, it is not possible to improve sleep quality by taking sleeping pills. take under.

7. Lie down if you can’t sleep< /strong>

People who often suffer from insomnia will always force themselves to lie in bed, thinking that this can create a good sleeping environment. In fact, this perception is wrong. When they can’t sleep, they force themselves to lie down. Being in bed will only make the mind more restless, which will not help sleep, but will make insomnia worse. Therefore, people who often suffer from insomnia should seek the help of a professional doctor instead of forcing themselves to lie in bed.

Message from the doctor

Although there are many misunderstandings about sleep, there are still some correct methods to help the quality of sleep, such as drinking before going to bed Take a glass of warm milk or soak your feet in hot water before going to bed, listen to soft music before going to bed, etc. If these methods are ineffective, then it is necessary to go to a qualified hospital for treatment.

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