16 March - Friday
World Day of Sleep
Day of bright colors
Day of surprises
1870 The first open-hearth furnace was launched in Russia
1926 Robert Goddard was the first in the world to launch a rocket on liquid fuel
For the first time, the World Sleep Day was held on March 14, 2008 and has since been held annually, on Friday before the vernal equinox, under the World Health Organization (WHO) project on sleep and health. Each year, activities within the day are devoted to a specific topic.
Sleep - a special form of existence of the organism, no less complex than daytime wakefulness. During the right course of sleep, the body restores the energy spent on daytime activity, "puts itself in order". That's why a healthy person wakes up with a feeling of freshness and a surge of energy.
World Day of Sleep is activated PSAs, arranged conferences and symposia dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of sleep, sleep problems and the impact of disorders related to its violation, on human health and society in general. Balanced nutrition, proper organization of the daily routine, sufficient time for sleep - the necessary conditions for maintaining physical and mental health for many years.
On average, each person spends a third of his life in a dream. During sleep, we have a minimal level of brain activity and decreased reactions.
It is proved that long periods of "lack of sleep" negatively affect the quality of life: a sense of humor disappears, irritability, isolation, fixation on the same problems. The loss of only 4 hours of sleep reduces the response by 45%. Memory worsens, possibly aggravation of various diseases.
Physicians call a bad dream a step to future strokes, heart attacks, hypertension and other serious diseases. At the same time, normal sleep is one of the effective ways of preventing cardiovascular and many other diseases, obesity. Experts argue that lack of sleep not only reduces efficiency, but also leads to nervous disorders. Sleep helps the brain to get rid of all the superfluous, "cleaning" unnecessary proteins from the neural connections.
In order to get enough sleep, it is enough to follow a few simple rules. Try not to accumulate periods of "lack of sleep." Do not take alcohol and caffeinated foods before bedtime - they negatively affect the nervous system. It is known that it hurts the quality of sleep and if you go to bed hungry or, conversely, eat tightly. After dinner and before sleep should take about 4 hours.
However, to sleep a lot - no less harmful than nedosypat. According to scientists, the ideal length of sleep for an adult is 7-8 hours a day. Some experts believe that women need an extra hour of sleep, because they are more emotional. Children for normal body work need to sleep at least 10 hours a day. A full-fledged sleep can reduce the manifestations of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and improve behavior.
Let this holiday be another reason to pay attention to your sleep, and, therefore, health. Enjoy, healthy, full sleep!