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Antonio Martínez Robledo: "It is enough to apply common sense and listen to our body: if it asks us to rest, go to bed and sleep"] | #SundaySunday |
Headache, muscle aches, irritability, feeling of decay, excessive ease to fall asleep during the day.
These are some of the consequences of not having slept properly, and therefore, not having the adequate physical and mental recovery that occurs during sleep.
In the case of children, explains the head of the Unit of Neurophysiology at the Hospital de Molina, Dr. Antonio Martínez Robledo, "the consequences are to develop hyperactive and behavioral behaviors and delays in school performance, and even in physical development, especially, in the form of short stature ".
The specialist recommends that children sleep at least 8 hours in a row, while in the case of adults, there is no fixed rule: "In general, any sleep time is accepted as normal provided that the next day we are rested and with enough energy to tackle our tasks. "
To achieve a restful sleep, Dr. Martinez Robledo recommends, as a general rule, to follow a pattern of healthy and orderly life, avoiding substances, foods and intense physical activities in the hours immediately before going to bed: "Basta with applying common sense and, above all, listening to our body, and if it asks us to rest, go to bed and sleep. "
The head of the Neurophysiology Unit of Molina Hospital notes that light and darkness play an important role in the regulation of sleep: "The dream has a basic daily organization, it has a circadian rhythm (each cycle lasts about 24 hours Logically, this rhythm is structured around the day (light) and night (darkness) phases.Our body is prepared to rest with darkness and to be awake (that is, awake and conscious) with The light, influenced by the secretion and formation, different substances in our interior that vary with light cycles, if we alter this pattern, we alter the secretion of these substances and the sleep is irremediably altered ".
If for at least two weeks there is a sensation of a restless sleep, or if, on the contrary, you get too easily drowsy during leisure activities, such as in the cinema or watching television, it is important to consult with a specialist.
And in the case of the youngest, whenever hyperactive behaviors, snoring maintained over time or unwarranted delay in school performance are appreciated.
Under the motto Join the Sleep World, Preserve Your Rhythms to Enjoy Life, next Friday, March 16, World Sleep Day is celebrated (www.worldsleepday.org).
Source: Hospital de Molina
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