According to a recent research, short-term sleep can cause serious harm to your heart's function. The study warns that people in medical, fire and emergency jobs, who are forced to work longer shifts are at a higher risk of heart ailments. It states that 24-hour shifts cause a significant increase in cardiac contractility, blood pressure, and heart rate.

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As per research it has been proven that short-term sleep deprivation as happens in 24-hour shifts can cause a major increase in cardiac contractility, blood pressure, and heart rate. For this study, Daniel Kuetting from the university of Bonn in Germany recruited 20 healthy radiologists, which included 19 men and one woman, with an average age of 31.6 years. These participants underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging before and after a 24-hour shift, they showed a significant increase in blood pressure and heart rate after short-term sleep deprivation.

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Analysts have found that absence of reasonable rest can affect the precision of face identification. The research likewise found that poor sleepers were pretty much as sure about their choices, highlighting conceivable ramifications for security and policing. The scientists said that poor rest was connected with poorer execution, as well as with more elevated amounts of trust in mistakes. Poor rest and work in shifts are combined with a scope of unfavorable wellbeing, psychological and enthusiastic impacts.

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We all agree to the fact that sleep is a crucial part of our daily lives and it’s not healthy to cut down on your sleep. Every living thing is aware of this fact and is enamoured of it, but you would not believe that the Scientists still do not have a definite answer to the question: Why do we Sleep? However, there are several theories that have taken place such as our brain needs rest and sleep plays a significant role in creating memories and helps to learn.

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A hypnagogic jerk is that sudden twitch that you feel sometimes as you are trying to fall asleep. Normally, people fall asleep when all the muscles in your mind are in a state of relaxing, basically your mind. That particular feeling might trick your brain into thinking that you are about to fall which causes you to suddenly jump awake! Don’t be alarmed, it only signifies that you require good sleep.

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It is all psychological. You have to believe and remind yourself that waking up naturally before an alarm is so beautiful and healthy. The activities you do before your bedtime are of extreme relevance here. Question yourself whether watching tv before bed, versus getting enough sound sleep and waking up in peace, what is healthier? With a little effort and foresight every night, you will be able to develop a habit.

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A False awakening is that phenomenon where a person dreams about waking and doing the chores or an activity while he is still in a deep sleep. The dream is so convincing that the person actually starts believing that those things have happened. After a false awakening, people usually dream about completing the daily chores. Sometimes the condition is so worse that people double dream which mean there occurs a dream within the dream.

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If you are trying to get up early in the morning, whether you have to rush to work or plan for studies, hitting the snooze button is scientifically bad for your health. People set multiple alarms much in advance to the time they actually want to wake up and use the snooze button to finally get up at the desired time. It is advised that you must set an alarm for only when you need to wake up and set that habit of waking up. Hitting the snooze button cuts down on your sleep and even makes you tired and slow for the rest of the day.

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REM sleep or Rapid Eye Movement sleep is a kind where dreams appear and is characterized by rapid eye and bodily movements, faster pulse, breathing and paralysis of muscles. This place a very important role in the formation of memory. REM sleep is a vital component of sleep in all mammals including humans. Poor sleep quality increases the risk of brain disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. So, ensure you wake up daily with satisfied sleep.

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Macular degeneration is one of the leading cause of blindness in the world. A normal human mind needs a sleep of maximum 8 hours a day and sleeping longer than that leads to macular degeneration. It was studied that those who sleep for longer hours are seven times more likely to suffer from geographic atrophy which represents the advanced stages of the condition. Not only that, hitting the snooze button too often causes severe damage to eyesight in the long term.

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According to a new study, lack of sleep may lead to overeating and improper food choices. In this study, participants who were deprived of sleep could not resist highly palatable and rewarding snacks like candies, cookies, chips and other crunchy snacks even after consuming a meal only 2hrs ago which consisted of 90% of their daily caloric needs. Restriction of sleep increases the hedonic aspect of food intake, according to the researchers, which is the pleasure and satisfaction gained from eating. The participants, when in the phase of completing their sleep, chose food items providing 50% additional calories and fats.

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Many parents today are unaware of the risks associated with snoring in children. Researchers found out that poor concentration level poor learning abilities are the ill-effects of frequent snoring and breathing problems in children. Persistent snoring ruins the quality of sleep and leads to daytime tiredness, difficulties in learning and concentration, wetting of bed and delay in growth. Enlarged tonsils or adenoids are the most common reason for snoring which can be cured or reduced with surgery. However, the researchers added that periodic snoring in children is not that harmful.

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Older activities can improve their sleep by engaging more in social activities and attending more religious events, found a study. Social Connectedness can be beneficial to their health and add to their well-being. Being a part of social groups, participating in activities, connecting with people gives them a feeling of belongingness which is required for healthy aging. However, the activeness and participation of some older adults could also be due to proper sleeping and be feeling good enough to attend. But researchers found that socially active and proper sleep are linked to each other in various ways.

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Brain activity or several experiences we encounter during the day are replayed at fast-forward speed while we sleep. The researchers say that the brain stores only that information in the memory pockets which is significant. The key result is that the sleep replay helps to strengthen the microscopic connections between nerve cells that are active. This process is deemed critical for consolidation of memories. For a peaceful life, goodnight’s sleepis utmost important. A bad night’s sleep which is experienced either by healthy people or by people affected with schizophrenia or Alzheimer’s disease often leads to impaired mental function.

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