People suffering from long-term illnesses, such as heart disease tend to tire easily. So if you're used to sleeping more than 9 hours a night, you should begin to be wary.
Francesco Cappuccio from the University of Warwick Medical School, as quoted by the Times of India said, "Sleeping too late and waking up in the morning bad for health. So you have to fix that habit now."
Reported by the Daily Mail, a study found those who slept less than six hours, exposed to 50% greater risk of heart attacks and 15% suffered a stroke. The reason, lack of sleep can lower leptin levels in the blood; the effect is same as we do not feel full after eating.
At the same time, levels of ghrelin in the body increases. Ghrelin is a hormone that increases appetite, so that a person will feel very hungry after waking.
The condition can lead to someone less sleep eat more, even beyond the portion of those with obesity. Thus, the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease, which trigger heart attacks and strokes higher.
To avoid this, experts suggest you sleep at least six or seven hours a day to keep the body healthy. If you suffer from insomnia or restless sleep, perhaps can try the following ways, so can sleep more soundly and quality.
1. Create a comfortable sleeping environment
The atmosphere and environment while you sleep is the most important thing, as quoted by the female first. This is all aimed at creating a relaxed condition of the body.
A dark room, cold and damp is the best place to sleep. "The room is very dark helps you to get quality sleep soundly," said Sam Tamlyn as Operational Manager of the leading ventilation stores in the United States.
2. Just Food Consumption
To sleep more soundly should consume foods containing omega 3, such as eggs and salmon. Drink a glass of milk, or eating cereal and oats also make you sleep soundly. These types of foods contain substances were tryptophan that makes a person sleep soundly. Chemical substances contained melatonin in cherries also may help someone create a proper sleep cycle and healthy.
3. Lavender
Launched Carefair, a medical research has proven scent of lavender can provide a calming effect that makes sleep so soundly. Put lavender oil on your pillow. To avoid skin allergies, then the first drops of lavender oil on the pillow, then sarungi pillows with pillowcases.