Sleeping In Is Not As Fun As You Might Think

Hey guys! It's aquariyoursxx once again, lately I don't know what to write so to prevent myself from writing nonsense articles hahaha, I didn't even try at least to make one. But after reading some facts on my spare time, I discovered something that some of you might not know. Please do enjoy reading!

Even before the quarantine and lockdown in some places started, a lot of us wished that one day, just for one day, we would like to sleep for 10-12 hours. Of course, going back to how hectic amd stressful most of our days are, who wouldn't want to? And now that we finally got the chance, for months already, a lot of us are sleeping in. Fun to think that, "wow this great! I get to be healthier since all I do is rest and sleep! "

But that fun will end after you read this article.

Oversleeping or sleeping in can cause diseases.

It is true that while you are sleeping, your body relaxes by lowering your blood pressure. However, scientists saw that oversleeping can cause certain illnesses like heart problems, diabetes and obesity.

It can cause you back pain.

If you already have back pains, sleeping in can worsen it. Getting in a position for a long time cause muscke stiffness, and you wouldn't know how you are sleeping. Doctors also recommend that those who have back pains remain active, however sleeping in can lessen your time to do it.

It actually increases Fatigue.

Sleeping clears your stress and tiredness at work. But sleeping in especially in morning means constant awakening disturbances that causes you more stress and results to feeling tired even after waking up. This could also be accompanied with headaches.

Slows down recovery from depression.

We might think sleep helps a depressed person feel at least okay since it stops us from thinking too much, well it is. But if it's too much, study shows that a patient who slept 9-10 hours a day had a slow recovery compared to a patient who slept 7-8 hours a day.

It impairs your brain.

A study purposively conducted for the Alzheimer's Association International Conference shown that elderly women who slept more or less than 7 hours a day had worse brain functioning compared to those who sleep for only 7 hours a day.

Now that you knew how oversleeping damages your health, you might be wondering if you are sleeping too much. I wish I could give you the exact amount of time a normal sleep should be. However, that amount of time need to sleep differs by your age, sex and activities. But do remember that professionals recommends sleeping 7-9 hours a day for teenagers and adults. While more for younger ones and less for the older ones.

That's it guys! I hope you learned a lot from this article. Start training yourself to not sleep less or more for a healthier body! Please do comment your thoughts and subscribe for those who haven't yet.

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