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Importance of sleeping in human life

Half of our life we spend sleeping and we really don't bother to even think on it. We rarely think what actually happens with our body. Sleep is nothing but the way to rest our body, during which we are relieved from tension and the consciousness of world is suspended. It is a natural process and occurs after specific interval by default. While in sleep we have lessened movement of the skeletal muscles and slowed-down metabolism.

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Stages of sleep:

Basically there are five different stages of sleep. At start as we go to the bed we enter the first stage of sleep. Initially for about 5 to 10 minutes until we go to sleep we do keep turning on the bed. We are more cautious and can be awakened easily. Our eyes blink very slowly and muscle activity slows down. In next stage we become disengaged with the environment, breathing and heart rate are regular and body temperature goes down. While in 3rd and 4th stages of sleep we go into deep sleep and it is very difficult to wake someone during this period. The body activities slow down; breathing becomes slower and relaxed; energy regained; and hormones are released for growth and development. People who get awakened during deep sleep do not adjust immediately and often feel groggy and disoriented for several minutes after they wake up.

Sleeping is it waste of time?

No actually is just like an investment one makes in buying property. It will pay off definitely. Good sleep is required since it gives good health, mental and emotional functioning and safety. So we must find out time from our daily busy schedule give rest to our working brain. Brain also requires rest it starts to give up after long working hours. People who don't get proper sleep and feel it as waste of time, most of them get on with chronic insomnia. They are more likely than others to develop several kinds of psychiatric problems, and health problems.

Amount of sleep:

The amount of sleep each person needs depends on many factors, including age. If we don't feel sleepy throughout the day means we got enough sleep. Scientifically small babies require more sleep around 15-16 hours. The young people sleep for 8-9 hours and the adults require 7-8 hours sleep. However it's much dependent on that particular individual's body requirement also. While some feel comfortable with say 8 hrs of sleep another person may require 9hrs also.

For most people who have to travel different time zones should try to follow the day night sleep according to that country's clock which they are going to visit. This prepares body for change in schedule of daily routine.

Factors affecting sleep at night:

1) Environment: A distracting sleep environment such as a room that's too hot or cold, too noisy or too brightly lit can be a barrier to sound sleep. And interruptions from children or other family members can also disrupt sleep. Other influences to pay attention to are the comfort and size of your bed and the habits of your sleep partner. If you have to lie beside someone who has different sleep preferences, snores, can't fall or stay asleep, or has other sleep difficulties, it often becomes your problem too. So, be sure that there are no such disturbances.

2) Illness: A number of physical problems can interfere with your ability to fall or stay asleep. The pain of backache, stomachache can cause problems. So consult doctor for medicines in such case.

3) Mental Condition:If we have stress in our mind before going to bed it will cause hurdle in sleep. So forget your burden by watching light comedy movie or some books. This will help to reduce tension.

Risk associated with poor sleep

Sleep deprivation can be dangerous. Not getting enough sleep makes feel irritable, lose patience and to get angry while driving. Most of the accidents that occur across globe are due to improper sleep. Feeling sleepy during the daytime reduces the efficiency at work. This results in loss of millions of rupees around the world. Studies show that lack of sleep leads to problems completing a task, concentrating, making decisions and unsafe actions. Recent research suggests that sleep deprivation impacts on aging and diabetes.

Sleep related diseases:

Insomnia, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, sleep apnea, sleeps walking and sleep attacks are some of the diseases related to sleeping. All these can be avoided if we follow regular sleep patterns, do regular exercise meditation and yoga practice.

It's often seen that worker people enjoy the pleasure of having good sleep. This is because the amount of work they do and have fixed daily routine. Sleep cannot be purchased and even many rich people bend their knees in front of it. So follow proper schedule and find enough time that you can have for proper sleep.

By Yogesh Ambekar
Last Updated: 10/12/2011

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-24-2004-58321.asp

Summary

Sleeping is one of the break manner for our body after doing many activities all day. During sleeping, our muscles stretchable and metabolism slowed. We don’t know what happened with our body when we are sleeping.

Stages of sleep:

There are five basic steps in sleep. First step, we entered the bedroom. At 5 until 10 minutes early is still awake. Second step, our eyes wink slowly and muscle activity also slowly. We began regardless of the environment, breath and irregular heartbeat start and body temperature began to down. At third and fourth step, we began sleep soundly and difficult to awakened. The people who are suddenly awakened, they will get shocked and confused for a while.

Sleeping is it waste of time?

We need time for break after doing many activities which drain our energy and thoughts all day. So, sleeping is very needed for our healthy, mental, and emotional. Besides, when we sleep, we can relax our brain. Only special people who suffer from insomnia regard sleeping as an activity that is a waste of time.

Amount of sleep:

Everybody has different sleeping duration. There are some factors which can affect it, such as age, activity, gender, etc. Everybody requires a special way to sleep. For example, someone experienced travel long distances needs more time to sleep than people who dwell in the house all day.

Factors affecting sleep at night:

1.      Environment

Environment factor  influences one’s sleep at night like bedroom condition which is so cold or so hot, noisy, snoring, comfortable, etc.

2.      Illness

Some illness and physic problem can disturb to sleep or still sleep. If the things happen to continue, the people should consult to the doctor about their illness.

3.      Mental Condition

If someone is stressed, the people will be difficult to sleep. Although they can sleep, they will sleep restlessly. The people should eliminate the burden by watching comedian movie and read comedian book because it can reduce tension.

Risk associated with poor sleep

Lack of sleep can affect a person's emotions. They can be easy to get angry. They could not focus and concentration. For some peoples who have special profession. For example, driver. Many accidents happened because the driver was sleepy. It was very dangerous. The new experiment shows that one of bad effect from lack of sleep is aging and diabetes.

Sleep related diseases:

Insomnia, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, sleep apnea, sleeps walking and sleep attacks are some of the diseases related to sleeping. The diseases can be eliminated by a good lifestyle, like enough sleep, eat regularly, exercise considerable, etc.

Sleep cannot be bought. For some peoples who have full activities, can sleep very well is an enjoyment of its own. Follow a good lifestyle and be healthy human.

Reflection

The article is very great. The article tells about importance of sleep. Everybody needs time to sleep every day. The quantity and quality of sleep can be influenced by some factors like environment, age, activity, gender, etc. Someone who is lack of sleep usually is easy to get5 sick because their healthy has decreased. So, although our activities are so full, we must remember to rest like sleeping for some time. Someone who lacks of sleep usually their face will be so tired and like don’t have power in their body. Their focus and concentration will be also decreased. It’s so disturbing their activities especially their activities which need more focus and concentration. So, sleep is very important for everybody. Sometimes, someone feel sleep is one of activities which waste time. They think like that because they have insomnia. Insomnia is a symptoms or problem difficult to sleep. It usually influenced by emotion or physical problem. Insomnia is so disturbing. The people who have insomnia should consult with doctor about their symptoms. Beside sleeping enough, for keeping our health, we must pay attention on our food which we consume and do sport. So, we can be healthy human.

I ever experienced insomnia. I felt difficult to sleep. My feeling was so restless and in the next day, I felt lazy to do activities. I could not focus when I got lesson from my teacher. It’s so annoying. I tried to get rid of these symptoms. Finally, I could sleep normally like others.

After I did long distance traveling, I felt so tired. I usually needed extra time for sleep because when I did travelling, I don’t get enough time to sleep. If I changed time for sleeping, I would experience decrease of my immune. So, I agree with article that sleep is very important. We must sleep as needed.