A delightful holiday - the day of sleep, was proclaimed international in 2008. It is celebrated annually in the framework of the WHO project on health and sleep. Every year one or another problem is discussed, that is, all events are devoted to a certain topic.
What is the world day of sleep: the constant date for the celebration does not exist, it falls on Friday the second full week of March. Approximately this interval covers days from March, 13 till March, 20th.
World Day of Sleep - holiday history
In a relatively recent 2008, the International Sleep Medicine Association decided to draw people's attention to the global problem related to sleep disorders - the most important function of the human body.
After the first large-scale event, it became traditional, and every year in the middle of March, scientists, doctors, experts talk about the causes of sleep disorders, as well as the significance of this particular form of existence of the organism.
Activities related to the International Day of Sleep
On this day, in addition to conferences and symposiums, mass social advertising about the importance of sleep, the impact of disorders associated with its violation.
All this is aimed at promoting the benefits of strong, healthy and adequate sleep, drawing public attention to the problems of sleep, its medical, social and educational aspects.
In addition to warning people, the international association annually, within the framework of the celebration theme, gives advice that is designed to help people avoid the harmful effects of poor sleep.
Why do we need a dream?
Today we all understand that in a dream our souls do not get off and do not fly away to other worlds, as our ancestors thought. In fact, a dream is a natural state of living beings, during which there is a sorting of accumulated information, the restoration of brain forces, the production of biologically active substances that strengthen our protective system and other important processes.
And although the mechanism of sleep to the end has not been studied, it is clear that the importance of this state can not be overestimated. Only after a strong and sufficient time for sleep, our body is able to be again alert, and our psyche is kept healthy and balanced.
We all heard that in a dream a person spends a third of his life. And when someone becomes sorry for this time and he tries to stay awake more to manage more, eventually he encounters the consequences of a regular lack of sleep.
Such consequences are a decrease in the sense of humor, an increase in irritability, memory impairment, a decrease in reaction speed, isolation and a looping around on problems. In addition, chronic diseases can become aggravated.
A bad dream is a direct way to strokes, heart attacks and other problems with the cardiovascular system. Lack of sleep leads not only to a decrease in working capacity, but also to nervous disorders. Only in a dream our brain can get rid of "garbage" in the form of unnecessary proteins.
What should I do to get enough sleep?
For daily normal sleep you need to follow simple rules:
- Do not gorge on before going to sleep;
- do a few simple physical exercises before going to bed;
- do not drink alcohol and coffee;
- do not finish the "burning" work in bed, but leave the laptop outside of the sleeping place.
Peresyp, as well as nedosyp, can negatively affect a condition of an organism. Therefore, try to sleep no more and not less than 7-8 hours a day. Women are allowed to add one more hour, because they are more emotional. For children, it is necessary to withstand a 10-hour sleep in order to avoid the syndrome of hyperactivity and reduced attention .