As the saying goes: 'A person sleeps three times, his life is thinner than paper', what does it refer to? Not superstitious, it is recommended to understand

Confused about certain things, do not know what happened, but blindly believe, even crazy propaganda, without science, this is called superstitious activities. There are many superstitious activities in life now, such as: witches, fortune-telling, Feng Shui reading, horoscope testing and so on.

When the elderly in the family persuade the young people, they often say some common sayings, under the banner of not listening to the old people, and suffering in front of us. These words are very uncomfortable, and contemporary young people will not be credulous.

People sleep three times, life is thinner than paper, this folk proverb is remembered by many young people. They think this sentence is scientific and reasonable. We can't believe it. After all, sleep is a big event in life. Everyone has to sleep every day. If you don't sleep, it can endanger your health and affect your lifespan.

According to statistics, nearly 90 diseases in the world have a great relationship with long-term insomnia.

Poor sleep habits may be responsible for 1/3 of high blood pressure.

20% of heart disease is caused by insomnia.

Lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Can make attention and memory decline, accelerate aging.

It can be seen that in order to live a long and healthy life, we must have a good sleep. But now many people have mild or severe insomnia. In China, the proportion of sleep disorders is as high as 38.2%, 27% higher than the world.

From the overall perspective of TCM health preservation, sleep is a physiological adaptation of people to the natural rhythm. Sleep is a strict rhythm that people need to adapt to their natural physiology.

Within a day, the yin and yang of heaven and earth change regularly, forming the characteristics of strong yang during the day and hidden yang at night; similarly, the human body conforms to nature, forming a circadian rhythm of waking up during the day, fainting at night, and even sleeping.

Therefore, "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic Lingshu" says: In the middle of the night when the yang energy is exhausted and the yin energy is abundant, the eyes will be closed;

Why do people sleep? Scientists have further answers.

People sleep every day. On average, one-third of a person's life is spent sleeping. If people don't sleep, they will spend 8 hours more every day doing other things, such as study, work or entertainment. Why do people have to sleep when not sleeping can save so much time?

In order to find some special people, scientists divided them into different groups for experiments. One group slept only 3 hours, one group slept 5 hours, one group slept 7 hours, and the other group slept 9 hours.

People who slept 9 hours looked energized, people who slept 5 or 7 hours looked a little worse, and people who slept only 3 hours looked terrible.

If you don't sleep, your brain's ability to work will be reduced by 25% every day. If you ask a person who sleeps well, his brain is very active; but the brain activity of a sleep-deprived person is much lower.

So sleep is a very important thing for our minds, and if it pays the price the next day.

As the saying goes: People sleep three times, life is thinner than paper, what does it refer to? Not superstitious, it is recommended to understand.

"headache"

As you can see from the literal meaning, this could mean sleep with a stuffy head. Think about it carefully, maybe many people have such a bad habit, especially in cold weather.

In the cold winter, when I go to bed at night, my head is exposed and it is very cold. Therefore, some people like to drill into the bed to keep warm and sleep comfortably, but they don't know that this way of sleeping is quite harmful to the human body.

The whole person shrinks into the bed, the head and body are warm, but people stay in a closed space for a long time, the exhaled carbon dioxide cannot be discharged, the oxygen content in the bed is not enough, it is easy to cause hypoxia, damage the body, and make the brain lack of oxygen.

"After dinner sleep"

As the saying goes: Take a walk after a meal and live to ninety-nine. Do not lie down or nest on the sofa immediately after a meal, because it is not conducive to digestion. In the long run, it can lead to digestive problems and even gastrointestinal disorders.

Proper exercise not only helps digestion, but also allows the body to absorb more nutrients. After meals, do some aerobic exercise, such as walking, leg pressing, etc., can make the digestive system better.

On the contrary, if you have three meals a day and one drink, not only is it not in line with the way of health preservation, but it will also bring diseases to the door, so the most taboo thing is the feeling after meals. The reason is that when the stomach is full of food, it causes the blood to flow and then you feel sleepy.

In short, sleep after meals will not only affect digestion, but also affect sleep quality. I advise you not to overeat every meal, because sleeping after meals can also cause body and skin, which is intolerable for women.

"breath sense"

Modern humans are under a lot of stress, and so are many of us while we sleep. They go to sleep with anger and anxiety. However, it is plausible that the so-called anger hurts the body. In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, the movement of qi is closely related to the health of internal organs and can also affect sleep.

Take the liver, for example. If you often sleep with a bad mood, it will affect the normal operation of liver qi, leading to stagnation of liver qi and blood stasis in the liver.

Even if you are asleep, it is easy to wake up early in the middle of the night, have a lot of dreams, and your sleep quality will decline. Qi and blood are not running smoothly. In the long run, it will not only affect the liver, but also the spleen, stomach and kidneys, which will have many effects on the health of the whole body.

Stretching - How much sleep per day is healthy?

According to the research results of experts from the National Sleep Foundation of the United States, the sleep time of adults is 7-9 hours, while the sleep time of the elderly over 65 years old is 7-8 hours. The sleep time here usually refers to the total sleep of the day.

It can be found that sleep duration does decrease with age.

Among them, for the elderly over 65 years old, less than 5 hours or more than 9 hours are considered not recommended, and more than 5 hours and 9 hours are considered normal.