Read These Mind-Blowing Truth About Sleep.

      According to research, human being spend not less than one-third of their life sleeping, which therefore makes it a very important activity in a man's life. 

     The truth is that, many Nigerians don't have sufficient sleeping time due to the fact that they are always after money, power, and fame as the collection is being named in accordance, just to have the luxury of life.

 

       Uncountable number of us actually love sleeping, and if we should have our ways, we would have stayed in bed all through the day and never...wish to go to work, meanwhile some don't really see it as a must. 

       However, whether you like sleeping or not, this piece of information below will make you understand mind-blowing truth about sleep, which para-venture you do not know before now: 

1.  Anything less than five minutes to fall asleep at night means you’re sleep deprived. The ideal is between 10 and 15 minutes, meaning you’re still tired enough to sleep deeply, but not so exhausted you feel sleepy by day.2.  Parasomnia is a term that refers to unnatural movements during your sleep. Some people have even committed crime due to parasomnia, including sleep driving and even murder.
3.  Pain tolerance is reduced by sleep deprivation. This research suggests that cutting a person’s sleep in half dramatically reduces pain threshold although it’s not 100% clear why.
Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health and safety. When we don’t get adequate sleep, we accumulate a sleep debt that can be difficult to “pay back” if it becomes too big. The resulting sleep deprivation has been linked to health problems such as obesity and high blood pressure, negative mood and behaviour, decreased productivity, and safety issues in the home, on the job, and on the road.
4.  Sleep deprivation will kill you more quickly than food deprivation. Neither are good for you, obviously, but this article claims that sleep is actually more important than food in the short term.
5.   A new baby typically results in 400-750 hours lost sleep for parents in the first year.
6.   Dysania is the state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning. We’ve all no doubt found it tricky getting out of bed every now and again, but those suffering from Dysania find it particularly difficult. It is most likely to be a form of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

7. Within 5 minutes of waking up, 50% of your dream is forgotten
8. Sleeping on your front can aid digestion. Hands should apparently be positioned above the pillow so you’re in a ‘free-fall’ position, whilst laying on your left side can apparently help reduce heartburn.