What is the cause of insomnia and how can it be treated?

There are millions of people around the world who do not get enough sleep, many of them believe that sleep and rest is a waste of time and energy, such a belief is completely wrong and along with poor nutrition is one of the most important causes of disease.

The following is an examination of the body's need for sleep:

1. Sleep is necessary for any kind of recovery. Humans use their sympathetic nervous system during the day, which causes energy consumption and fatigue of the body. This system is regulated and balanced with the parasympathetic nervous system, whose job is to regenerate the body and recover energy. The parasympathetic nervous system usually sleeps and rests. It works, which is why sleeping time is called body maintenance time. If you do not get enough sleep, your physical and mental efficiency will suffer and diseases will recover later because there is not enough time to repair damaged tissues. Also, lack of sleep causes the body to not have enough time to repair the skin and produce collagen and has a direct effect on increasing skin wrinkles. On the other hand, when there is not enough sleep, the body prioritizes the repair of other organs over the repair of hair, because hair is not a vital tissue for survival, and this in turn will lead to increased hair loss.



2. Regenerating and cleansing the body requires energy. Toxins are removed at night when the body is resting. Cleansing toxins requires energy, so if toxins are consumed during the day or you do not get enough sleep and rest, toxins are not removed properly.

3. Most thought processes take place at night. Due to the number of mental occupations per day, there is not enough concentration to complete the processes, the mind completes these processes during sleep. It has probably happened to you that your mind has solved a problem that seemed unsolvable at night and the next day there is no trace of that thought or feeling left, so if you do not give yourself enough time to sleep and rest. You will suffer not only physically but also mentally and emotionally.

4. The importance of dreaming. Dreaming is not limited to humans. This phenomenon also exists in many animals. Dreams can be a processing of past events or a review of daily events. Some dreams and nightmares can be caused by overeating or physical problems. If a person does not get enough sleep or suffers from insomnia, the dreaming process is disrupted and as a result has a bad effect on his mental state. This is another reason why getting enough sleep is so important for everyone.

Our body needs 8 to 9 hours of real sleep, while those who are sick need up to 11 hours a day. Resting in the waking state is not considered sleep, the best time to sleep at night is between 9 and 11 o'clock.



General tips to help improve sleep:

1. Eat dinner earlier, eating late at dinner will leave undigested food in the stomach and cause insomnia, try to eat dinner lightly and before 7 o'clock.

2. If you eat a lot of salt, reduce its consumption at night, salt is very irritating. Even high-quality sea salts are irritating, because people like foods and foods like chips, puffs, pickles, ketchup and french fries because of the irritating salt.

3. Avoid sweets, juices, fruits, chocolates at night, sugars can affect the body's chemical regulation and cause insomnia.

4. Avoid drinking stimulant and caffeinated liquids after 4 pm such as coffee, Nescafe and tea.

5. Avoid drinking a lot of water before bed, you may experience excessive urination during sleep and wake up.

6. Make sure your surroundings are warm enough.

7. Air conditioning is usually useful for better sleep, leaving the window open or air intake can be useful.

8. The darker and quieter the sleeping environment, the easier it will be to sleep.



9. Avoid getting too tired. If you stay up late for any reason, the sympathetic nervous system and adrenal glands function in a way that keeps you awake longer. In fact, the hormones secreted by these glands cause the body to struggle with sleep. It has often happened to you that when your bedtime is over, you can no longer sleep until morning.

10. Turn off electronic devices such as laptops, cell phones, cordless phones, televisions and other electronic devices that generate electromagnetic fields, or at least 4 meters away from them.

11. Drinking chamomile tea and valerian root before bed have a calming effect on the nervous system. Please refrain from drinking them excessively and use them only when you are stressed and insomniac.

12. Using a dry sauna once or twice a week also has a significant effect on relaxing the central nervous system, which improves sleep.