sleep Well? A team of researchers wanted to know how to do this

there Is something in your life, for it is worth it to get up every day? Good, because an American research team found that the good night's sleep favors. In this study, the scientists studied 823 people aged 60 to 100 years and published their findings in the "Journal of Sleep Science and Practice". The researchers asked the participants questions about the meaning of your life and your sleeping habits. The most interesting result: people are satisfied with their lives have a much more restful and deeper sleep.

explicitly, you could say: If people have something to look forward to the next day, or in which a task is coming up, you met, you have a more restful sleep than people, which is not the case.

Bad night?

on average, an adult needs to sleep every day between seven and nine hours. How much exactly depends on factors such as age and Lifestyle. If you do not achieve this number regularly, it could be problematic. Although men and women were surveyed, over 60, is to apply the result with high probability for all age groups: duration of a sleep deficit can cause some diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Obesity, cardiac arrhythmias, Diabetes, and even short-term colds and flu out.

However, you should now not sleep, but not to find out, so you drift off at night to the Land of dreams. Overcoming lack of sleep is also important, because the life can be markedly improved. In a next step, the researchers want to find out why, how, for example, mindfulness therapies could provide relief. Their hope: on the Basis of the cognitive Exercises Affected find meaning and purpose in life – and can soon sleep through the night.

way of Smartphones and Tablets

According to the DAK report, almost one in ten workers suffer from disorders of the sleep rhythm. One reason for this can be Smartphones and Tablets, because the screen light can prevent the release of Melatonin. This hormone controls the day-night cycle of the body. But also obesity, mental diseases or the consumption of sugary drinks can cause poor sleep.

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