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The purpose of World Sleep Day is to increase public awareness of the value of sleep and the negative effects sleep disorders have on our health and wellbeing. Millions of people experience sleep disturbances every year, which can significantly lower people’s quality of life. Changing one’s food and way of life is one of the main reasons of sleep disturbances. Many people today lead sedentary lifestyles, consume unhealthy meals, and experience constant stress, all of which can have a bad impact on sleep patterns.
Let’s acknowledge how our dietary and lifestyle choices affect our sleep patterns on this World Sleep Day and take action to improve our lives.
The top five food and lifestyle modifications that lead to sleep disturbances.
1. Sleep and lifestyle are related: A lifestyle-related condition, loss of sleep is increasingly affecting an increasing number of people as a result of lifestyle changes. It’s important to be aware of certain food and lifestyle choices that may interfere with your ability to sleep.
2. Caffeine consumption: Drinking coffee in moderation during the day may not have a negative impact on your ability to sleep, but if you consume more caffeine in the late afternoon or evening, it may disrupt your circadian rhythm. Caffeine is a stimulant that can enhance alertness and has a lengthy half-life in the blood. Caffeine must be metabolized in our bodies for about 9 to 10 hours, which can prevent us from falling asleep.
3. Sleep and exercise: Lack of exercise is one of the main causes of bad sleep. Frequent exercise will assist raise your body temperature and heart rate, which will encourage the release of endorphins and other neurotransmitters like serotonin. Deep relaxation can result from this, which can also assist to lower tension and anxiety. Regular exercisers report getting deeper sleep and falling asleep more quickly. Yet excessive activity or exercise done late at night can interfere with sleep.
4. Unhealthy eating habits: Eating a diet that is heavily processed, refined, high in sugar and trans-fats, etc., can cause the body to become inflamed throughout, which can result in weight gain. This can also result in a number of lifestyle issues and have a negative impact on sleep, making it difficult to get to sleep, stay asleep, or wake up feeling rested. These bad eating habits also contribute to lifestyle diseases.
5. Poor sleep hygiene: A variety of lifestyle choices can also contribute to poor sleep. Blue screen use, a large dinner before night, excessive sugar consumption, drinking alcohol, etc. can all have a negative effect on how well you sleep.
