{"id":110029,"date":"2015-04-21T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T14:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=110029"},"modified":"2015-04-21T14:45:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T14:45:08","slug":"sleepless-nights-here-are-6-tips-for-a-restful-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/04\/sleepless-nights-here-are-6-tips-for-a-restful-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleepless nights?: Here are 6 tips for a restful one"},"content":{"rendered":"
11 days versus 40 days: That is how long you can avoid sleep versus how long you can avoid food. According to Scientific American (a popular science magazine), the longest [properly documented] time someone has survived without sleep is 11 days, while for food, it is 40 days. The argument goes on about which is more important, but with these statistics, it seems sleep is, at least, 29 days ahead.<\/p>\n
Sleep is crucial for optimal human functioning. It is the time when the brain is cleansed of the toxic by-products produced during the working day. It is the time when the body repairs worn out tissues and revitalizes the body.\u00a0 It is the time when growth is maximal. As such, sleep deprivation affects good health.<\/p>\n
According to experts at Harvard University \u201cLack of sleep may be related to obesity, diabetes, immune-system dysfunction, and many illnesses, as well as to safety issues such as car accidents and medical errors, plus impaired job performance and productivity in many other activities\u201d. In short, sleep deprivation can really mess you up.<\/p>\n
Many working adults and even some young ones do not get the recommended hours of sleep (that is about 10 to 11 hours a night for kids, 8.5 to 9.25 for teens and 7 to 9 for adults, according to the Sleep Foundation). From my interactions with patients over the years and from scientifically proven data, there are things we can do to maximize the efficiency and duration of those precious forty winks.<\/p>\n
Here are six strategies to help you have a good sleep;<\/p>\n
With these strategies we should get the required rest sleep is supposed to provide. It is not for naught that we spend a third of our lives sleeping; it is to make the remaining two-thirds as productive as possible. So make sure you are getting enough sleep so you can make the best of your life.<\/p>\n
The conversation continues this Wednesday on the Citi Health Chat at 1pm.<\/p>\n
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By: K.T. Nimako (MB ChB)<\/p>\n
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Dr. Kojo Nimako is a private medical practitioner with an interest in public health and Citi FM\u2019s Chief Medical Correspondent. He is also the Executive Director of Helping Hand Medical Outreach, an NGO focused on health education.<\/p>\n
E-mail: kojotwumnimako@gmail.com<\/p>\n
Twitter: @KTNimako<\/p>\n
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