Harm of Insomnia
Experts believe that young, working, married women must give their attention to both work and family, so a lack of sleep is normal for them, while middle-aged women have problems sleeping due to hormonal changes during menopause. Women are more sensitive than men so they are more likely to be hurt by a lack of sleep.
According to medical opinion, insomnia is a state of unsatisfactory sleep quality and sleep time. It is a clinical symptom rather than an idiographic disease. If you do not sleep well only for one night, you do not have serious insomnia.
Long-term insomnia can cause a series of problems. According to studies, middle-aged women who sleep only five hours every night are more likely to suffer from heart disease than those who sleep eight hours. Insomnia will increase feelings of hunger, thereby affecting the metabolism and keeping women from staying fit. If women sleep less than six hours and it is accompanied by excessive dreams, especially nightmares, they can be sleepy, lightheaded, scatterbrained and even get angry without any reason the next day.
Insomnia can also speed up the rate skin ages, and increase the risk of breast cancer and depression. But unfortunately, many women do not yet realize that insomnia can negatively affect them.
How Can Insomnia Be Cared?
Research shows that it is 50% more likely that women will suffer from insomnia. According to a report by Daily Health News Net of America, changes in women's hormones lead them to be more likely to suffer from insomnia. In January, the Mayo Women Clinical Health Resource said that women could improve the quality of their sleep if they changed some daily habits.
The following six tips can help effectively relieve insomnia--
1. Escape from caffeine. Coffee, tea, carbonic acid drinks, drugs for relieving headaches and colds all contain caffeine.
2. Avoid smoking. Nicotine can weaken drowsiness and make you more invigorated.
3. Don't drink. Drinking one or two cups before you sleep will keep you from sleeping, even wake you up in the second half of the night.
4. Eating before you sleep. Eat too much will disturb your sleep.
5. Do more exercises.
6. Nap during the day. Even a brief sleep should not exceed 30 minutes.
The expert suggests: first, depend on yourself, second, you need appropriate medicine.
It is necessary to get help from doctors. With the development of medical technology, there are fewer side effects to drugs used to treat insomnia and they are not harmful to patients when used for a short-term.
The experts think that pressure, disease, diet, life style and sleep environment all affect sleep quality, and psychic and physiological factors can lead to insomnia. The treatment, if not done in time, can lead to anxiety and depression. So, discovering the cause and working toward it, at the same time fostering good sleeping habits and learning how to relax is the best cure. These habits and tips may include regular exercise and a fixed bed time.
