We sleep away nearly one third of the days – and one third of our lives. Sleep is vital. The brain worn out during the day must be reset, sleep is the brain’s recovery. Then turn off the brain of any normal thought processes and allow the majority of brain cells to recover.
Sleep Cycles
Sleep is not a completely passive state. Today we know that it is divided into so-called sleep cycles. They are light sleep, stable sleep, deep sleep and dream sleep or REM sleep. REM stands for rapid eye movements. Dreams arise from time to time during the different sleep stages, but they are most common during REM sleep.
We need between six and nine hours of sleep due to the effectiveness of your sleep. The quality of sleep is determined primarily by:
How long you have been awake. The longer you’ve been awake, the deeper and “rapid” sleep.
When you are sleeping. It is easier to sleep when the biological clock is set at night and the body’s metabolism is low.
Stress impedes good sleep
Most of us have ever experienced a sleepless night when you are stressed, excited or worried about something. The body is so ingeniously constructed that it can automatically make up for a sleepless night after night. But if you are constantly stressed out, it will be harder to make up for the lack of sleep. Stress makes you harder to sleep and impaired quality of sleep when you’ve fallen asleep.
Breaking vicious circle
When we do not get a good sleep, it is of course even more difficult to cope with work and everyday stress. Too little sleep also affects the brain’s saturation and hunger center so you may feel hungrier. Sleep deprivation also affects blood sugar balance.
It is painful not being able to sleep a few nights, but it is not dangerous. If sleep problems persist, it is necessary to reflect on the reasons as soon as possible. It is easy to fall into a vicious circle, which becomes more difficult to break as time goes on. Consult your doctor if sleep problems persist for longer 3 weeks.
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