Consequences of sleeping little for health
It is known that to be able to generally enjoy good health, and enjoy roughly a healthy life, a good break it becomes something simply fundamental.
And is that if we tend to sleep well, resting the hours that our body needs, we gain in health, as much as Sleep a little (or poorly) means that our health often resists negative.
It is known by all that sleeping not only well, properly, but also enough time is essential when it comes to enjoying good health. The reason is that the quality of sleep is not only important, but the duration of it, not being adequate or sleeping for long hours or doing so for a very short time. And it is that in addition to other necessary basic functions, Sleep plays a vital role in restoring and strengthening different neuronal circuits.
Moreover, sleep is considered essential when facing in perfect conditions the subsequent wakefulness, important for the very survival of the person, as well as for the proper functioning of the nervous system. Hence, when we do not sleep properly, there is a lower cognitive performance, memory failures and alterations in the decision-making process, as well as a low concentration and sudden mood swings.
On the other hand, it also increases the risk of hypertension (ie, high blood pressure) and the likelihood of suffering a stroke, in addition to increasing the likelihood of developing other diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's (or aggravating them if the person already suffers).
For all these reasons, there is no doubt that a good night's sleep is very important both for our health and for the proper functioning of our own organism, but also for the necessary and sufficient time. And is that, if not, what are the main consequences of sleeping a few hours usually ?.
What are the consequences of sleeping little?
Decreased concentration
Sleeping little causes physical and mental fatigue, which in turn negatively affects our ability to concentrate. This also negatively affects both our memory and our capacity for retention, so sleeping little is usually very negative for anyone, especially for those who are in school (adolescents and young people, above all).
Little motivation and lack of energy
Surely you have noticed that, when in some moments you have slept little, the next day you tend to feel lack of energy, tired, and at the same time with very little motivation. This is because that lack of sleep is transformed into lethargy, so doing a simple task can become a difficult and complicated task.
Physical pain
It is usual that another consequence of sleeping little is the appearance of muscle pain throughout the body. In addition, it is usually more common for headaches to become repetitive.
Regular mood
A person who sleeps little, and that this practice is maintained over time, has a greater predisposition to suffer depression or anxiety. In turn, it is common to have changes in your mood that also affect those around you.
The main effects of sleeping a few hours usually
Effects on blood pressure
As we mentioned briefly in the previous lines, sleeping little or badly influences our blood pressure directly increase the risk of hypertension. In fact, scholars know that a person who sleeps less than 6 hours a day regularly increases their systolic blood pressure to 132, when ideally it is below 120.
Effects on the digestive system
Particularly in the stomach, the production of leptin (a hormone that helps us feel satiated and regulates the storage of fat in our body) tends to be lower in those who sleep less than 5 hours, which influences that the body does not be able to eliminate fats better causing it to accumulate, and also tend to eat more quantities of food, opting especially for foods especially rich in carbohydrates. The result is evident: his Body Mass Index (BMI) is higher in those who sleep less than 5 hours.
Effects on the pancreas
According to a scientific study carried out by researchers from the Yale University School of Medicine, who usually sleep less than 6 hours a day they have a greater predisposition to suffer from diabetes, regardless of your level of physical activity (it is known that the more active you are, the less risk you have of suffering from this disease while staying in turn and usually a healthier weight) and age.
Effects on the brain
Did you know sleeping a few hours a day influences your brain because it 'kills' the brain cells?That's only if you sleep 4 hours or less a day, but the truth is that if you do not sleep at all for at least 3 consecutive days the brain will not be able to clean the plaque-forming proteins that then cause dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
On the other hand, it also influences our reflexes, since after 24 hours without sleeping anything or little our cognitive and motor performance is reduced, even to be the same as someone who has drunk 5 glasses.
For how many hours a day is it advisable to sleep?
According to many doctors and experts, It is essential to sleep every day between 7 to 8 hours, not being as advisable neither to sleep more nor to sleep less.
The reason is that some recent studies have found the risks and negative effects of sleeping less than 6 hours, while sleeping more can be a symptom of underlying disease (such as narcolepsy or depression), or that our sleep is not repairing when interrupted with respiratory diseases such as apneas (obstructions experienced by the airway during sleep).
