5 Tips For A Restful Sleep

Everyone knows that a good and restful sleep is the premise of a healthy life. In our agitated times, where we are always in a hurry, the quality of sleep has begun to be desirable. So what do we need to do? Psychologists, psychiatrists and doctors recommend everyone to have the best sleep to prevent organic and functional disorders. But what really means a good and restful sleep and how long do we have to sleep to keep our vitality and shape?

Before of the emergence of electricity, people were in agreement with the natural rhythms of the world. They usually woke up at sunrise and often went to bed after sunset. It is true, however, that it is not common for sleep to last all night. After 4-5 hours of sleep, many people woke up at midnight. In the light of candles or litters, the daily chores and duties continued, after which they slept for another half-time, until the sun rose. Industrialization and organized work in factories have brought with them a change in this sleep-wake pace.
Today we are accustomed to sleep 6-7 hours per night. In fact, 7 hours is the minimum duration recommended by specialists. Even most people claim that an 8-hour sleep is ideal for the body to recover and regenerate. During the 8 hours there are several sleep cycles. A complete cycle lasts 1 hour and a half and includes 4 stages of sleep, from the superficial to the deepest, with dreams. Experiments in which subjects were awakened before deep sleep, with dreams, showed that deprivation of this important phase of sleep causes disturbances and disorders in daily activity and in the proper functioning of the body and mind.