Sleep: what is known about it and how to organize it correctly

In the new episode of the podcast “What has changed?” Together with experts, we discussed how prophetic dreams actually work, how sleep helps to cope with stress, and why it is sometimes worth moving from bed to floor

Edition guests:

• Sergey Romantsev is a podcast host and tech blogger.
• Roman Buzunov is a sleep doctor, therapist, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, author of the YouTube channel “Healthy sleep is a happy person”.
• Ilya Blokhin is the director of a company that produces cubes for “happy sleep”.

Conversation Highlights in Sleep Facts

The brain does not rest during sleep

Sleep is considered to be the opposite of being awake. We are used to the fact that sleep is needed for rest, which means that the brain “does not work”, but in fact this is not entirely true. His departments simply switch to monitoring internal organs and analyzing the information received during the day, Roman Buzunov said.

Daytime sleep is not always good for the body

Daytime sleep is useful only in those cases when it gives strength. Unfortunately, experts have noticed, many people sleep in excess during the day. A long daytime sleep (more than three hours) does not allow the body to rest: on the contrary, it knocks down its rhythm. Correctly sleep during the day for only 40-50 minutes. Otherwise, problems may arise during the night falling asleep.

Lack of sleep is the cause of a weak body

Ilya Blokhin said that lack of sleep is an aggressive factor for the body. This is due not only to increased fatigue, but also to general physical well-being. Sleep deprivation leads to inability to cope with stress, impaired efficiency, irritability, problems with the cardiovascular system.

All people dream

In fact, experts say, absolutely all people dream. It’s just that not everyone remembers them. It is believed that in our brain there is a whole system that processes information and is responsible for what percentage of it will remain in memory. It’s called the hippocampus. The hippocampus remembers not only dreams, but also everything that we read, saw, discussed or thought about during the day.

Sleep hygiene: five life hacks that help you fall asleep

• Follow a sleep schedule: get up and go to bed at the same time. Even if you had to stay late, do not rearrange the alarm for later.
• Put your phone away and don’t use technology an hour before bedtime.
• Try to watch your diet. Remember that coffee, chocolate, and tea can give you a boost, but in large quantities, these foods will lead to sleep problems and general fatigue.
• Leave important or stressful tasks for the day. The best time when the body can still properly deal with such situations is 8 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Later, any interactions with sources of stress are likely to have a bad effect on the ability to fall asleep.
• If you can’t fall asleep for a long time, get out of bed. One option is to leave the room altogether and sit in another room until you can no longer resist sleep. The second option is to lie on the floor and spend 15 minutes in this position. After that, the bed will seem comfortable and the chances of falling asleep will increase quickly.