In this article: Importance of sleep | Insomnia – types and causes | When to see your doctor | Video on Insomnia natural remedies
Are you one of those who are not bothered about losing a few hours of sleep to finish your work? Think about it again because sleep deprivation can deprive you of physical and mental health as well!
Why Is Sleep Important?
Just like food and water, sleep is also a basic human need. A lack of sleep or poor quality sleep leads to several immediately noticeable problems, such as daytime fatigue, less attention span, memory recall, and learning.
Further, more severe problems such as hypertension, ischemic stroke, and diabetes occur in the long run.
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Insomnia – a sleeping disorder
Insomnia is one of the reasons for sleep deprivation. It is a sleeping disorder where you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. Insomnia can be acute or chronic. When the problem occurs for a few weeks, it is acute insomnia. Such acute cases of insomnia can be treated with natural home remedies. Whereas, if the problem persists for more than three months, it is chronic.
Types of insomnia
There are two types of insomnia: primary and secondary.
Primary insomnia occurs due to reasons such as stress from the loss of a loved one or job loss or divorce, a new shift at work, poor ambience in your bedroom such as noise, temperature, or light, jetlag, etc.
Secondary insomnia is often tied to medical conditions such as asthma, arthritis, GERD, depression, postpartum depression, anxiety, or cancer.
When should you see a doctor?
When your sleeping problem is for more than three months or is due to some underlying medical issue, you must see a doctor right away.
However, if you don’t have any medical problem and the insomnia episodes are not persistent, you can try out natural remedies before hitting your GP’s clinic for some sleeping pills.
The video here suggests you some easy tips that you can try to get over insomnia:
It is not good to lose your sleep for whatever reasons. Follow the natural remedies to treat insomnia. Have a fairly regular sleeping routine and stick to it to enjoy optimal health.
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