The Philippines landed as one of the most sleepless country in the world.
Based on the survey conducted by Sleep Cycle, an application that monitors people’s hours of sleep, Filipinos are spending insufficient amount of shut-eye with an average hours of sleep ranging from 6 hours and 30 minutes to 6 hours and 45 minutes per day.
This is way lesser than the recommended span of The American National Sleep Foundation for adults which is between seven and nine hours a day. This is alarming, fellows!
Sleep deprivation, if not given any attention, may actually put one’s mental and physical health at risk.
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Among the conditions that may arise if this practice is not rectified are short-term and long-term memory problems, mood swings, anxiety and depression, inability to focus, weight gain, and others.
A natural sleep expert gave recommendations to help those who are experiencing trouble sleeping.
Source via The Economist
“If there’s some feature of your bedroom that’s disrupting your sleep, change it,” said Dr. Catherine Darley. She further suggested that we should invest in a comfortable bed and linens and put blackout shades on the windows. Moreover, we should remove any projects, clutter or visible LEDs and make our bedroom a pleasant, relaxing place that restores us thoroughly.
She added, “It’s incredible how improvements in sleep can improve other areas of people’s lives – everything from more enjoyable relationships with loved ones to improved concentration at work and an increased sense of calm.”
Source via Sleep Cycle
Perhaps we should start reevaluating our sleep habits and find time to restore our well-being. It’s our own personal health, remember?
Meanwhile, the leading countries with the most insufficient amount of sleep based on the survey were Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.
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This article first appeared on Well Body. Source: The Economist, Healthline, Sleep Cycle.
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