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In today’s time, many people are struggling with the problem that they do not sleep properly at night. Some do not sleep for a long time, some sleep again and again and some feel tired when waking up in the morning. All these symptoms can be of insomnia i.e. insomnia. The big reason for this is our changing lifestyle, stress, addiction of mobile and laptop, and unbalanced routine.
Although most people already know that sleep is very important to stay healthy, but this information is not enough. The truth is that sleep affects our mental state. The research so far has proved that good sleep is related to our mental and emotional health. Lack of good sleep, mental and emotional health can also be the cause of weakness and results.
Bad sleep increases negative thinking in the mind
Dr. Subhash Giri in the Department of Medicine at RML Hospital, Delhi It is said that due to poor sleep, negative thinking increases in the mind and the person starts to break mentally. Meditation and focus are weak. When sleep is not complete, the brain does not stand in one place, which causes trouble in confusion and decision making. Due to which memory is also weak. The mood swing and irritability increases- by getting less sleep, the brain is not able to calm down, due to which anger, crying or anger on small things becomes common. Stress and anxiety increase.
Stress and anxiety the biggest obstruction in sleep
– When the mind keeps thinking too much, it is not able to relax and the body does not get rest.
Similarly, if we use mobile or laptop just before bedtime, then its blue light presses the hormone melatonin that sleeps in our body, which takes time to sleep.
Apart from this, eating heavy food till late night, drinking tea or coffee repeatedly and sitting throughout the day can also spoil the quality of sleep.
Easy and home remedies to sleep
– Make a fixed time of sleeping, try to sleep and wake up every day, even if it is a holiday.
Call the mobile as ‘good night’, stop using mobile and laptop at least 1 hour before sleeping.
-Dinner light and quickly, take light food 2-3 hours before bedtime.
– Drink lukewarm milk or herbal tea. They contain an element called Triptophan, which helps in sleep.
Relax before sleeping, take deep breaths, meditate or listen to a cool music so that the mind becomes calm.
– Stay in the sun for a while a day, it helps to balance melatonin hormone.
– Use the bed just to sleep, leave the habit of reading or running the phone. This indicates the body that bed means sleep.
If even after these measures, there is no sleep for several weeks, irritability remains during the day or feels tired, then it can be a sign of a serious problem. In such a situation, it would be right to consult a doctor or sleep specialist.