Better to sleep, neither too much nor too little

Sleep is very important for our psychophysical well-being and experts confirm it: sleep better the recommended time

Some would never get up, others would wake up after 4 or 5 hours, but the experts recommend: better sleep the good. The results of the latest research on the subject leave no doubt. Sleeping too much or too little is dangerous for our health. Bad sleep habits can indeed promote disease

HOW MUCH TO SLEEP

It is generally believed that the optimal time to devote to night rest is the famous 8 hours. In particular, sleeping less than six hours or more than ten would be very harmful. In the second case, sleepers would be more prone to heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. A recent study of single women also found that women sleeping more than 10 hours were 40% more likely to develop health conditions related to premature mortality. It was about obesity, high blood pressure, high levels of fats or blood sugar.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON THE THEME

Research has also been conducted to determine the optimal sleep for you.
The National University of Seoul, for example, badyzed 133,608 people aged 40 to 69 years. In addition to detecting sleep patterns, blood, DNA and urine samples were also collected. The result of the research confirmed the importance of the correct time to devote to rest for health. Insufficient or excessive sleep would indeed cause an inflammatory state of the body related to metabolic symptoms. The findings were published in the journal BMC Public Health

CAUSE OF INSONNIA

Another research dating from 2017, revealed that insomnia may have psychological causes.
People taking placebo pills feel more rested than those who receive no treatment. According to the researchers, simply taking a pill can ease the anxiety that makes it more difficult for some people with insomnia to fall asleep.

Patrick Finan of Johns Hopkins University said. " Insomnia is shaped by expectation and perception, so it's not surprising that placebos, which implicitly alter expectations, are effective at improving sleep perceptions." "

University of Sydney, reviewed the data of a total of 566 patients suffering from insomnia. Some received a placebo that they thought was active treatment, others not a pill.

Patients receiving placebo reported greater improvement in their ability to fall asleep. Even the total amount of rest and the quality of their sleep had improved.