Getting a good night’s sleep can help you cope with stress effectively. But not getting enough sleep can cause more stress. Insomniacs have higher concentrations of stress hormones than others.Women are prone to sleep disturbances. Their sleep problems frequently interfere with their daily activities.
Experts believe that sleep, especially deep sleep, enables our nervous system to function well. Without it, we lose our ability to concentrate, remember or analyse. Some experts speculate that during deep sleep, cells manufacture more proteins, which are essential for cell growth and repair of damage from things like stress and ultraviolet rays.
Scientists believe that activity in the area of brain that controls emotions and social interactions lessens during sleep and that deep sleep may help people be emotionally and socially adept when awake.
Sleep may also help our brain store a newly learned activity in its memory bank. In a study in Canada, students deprived of sleep after learning a complex logic game show a 30 per cent learning deficit when tested a week later compared with students not deprived of sleep.
The effects of sleep deprivation on other bodily functions are just as alarming. In studies from five medical centres across the country, researchers established that individuals with insomnia were also more likely to have poor health, including chest pain, arthritis and depression and have difficulty in accomplishing daily tasks. Another breakthrough study revealed that even temporary loss of sleep can affect the body’s ability to break down carbohydrates, interfere with the function of various hormones and worsens the severity of ailments such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
So whatever works to help you sleep well, whether it’s regular exercise earlier in
the day, weekly massages, yoga, meditation or a lavender-scented bath, make time
for it today.
A. On the basis of reading of the passage, answer the following questions: a. How can a good night’s sleep help one?
b. How does deep sleep affect the nervous system?
c. What all can help one sleep well?
d. How does sleep affect learning?
e. Find a word from the passage which means the same as ‘guess’. (para 3)
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Sleep is a powerful stress reducer. Following a regular sleep routine calms and restores the body, improves concentration, regulates mood, and sharpens judgment and decision-making. You are a better problem solver and are better able to cope with stress when you're well-rested.
When you're tired, you're less patient and more easily agitated, which can increase stress. Most adults need 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night. Practicing good sleep hygiene along with stress-lowering tactics can help improve your quality of sleep.
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