Why more sleep can improve Women's health

   
Scientists have found that women suffer more than men, both mentally and physically, if they are sparing on their sleep.

Here are the reasons women should get enough sleep:
  Women's brains are more complex than men:
According to says Professor Jim Horne, the director of the Sleep Research Centre,
“One of the major functions of sleep is to allow the brain to recover and repair itself. During deep sleep, the cortex — the part of the brain responsible for thought memory, language and so on – disengages from the senses and goes into recovery mode.”
“The more of your brain you use during the day, the more of it that needs to recover and, consequently, the more sleep you need.
Women tend to multi-task — they do lots at once and are flexible — and so they use more of their actual brain than men do. Because of that, their sleep need is greater. Although a man who has a complex job that involves a lot of decision-making and lateral thinking may also need more sleep than the average male — though probably still not as much as a woman.”
“Women’s brains are wired differently ... so their sleep need will be slightly greater,”. ‘Women tend to multi-task — they do lots at once and are flexible — and so they use more of their actual brain than men do."

It reduces the risk of heart disease:
Edward Suarez, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and the lead author of the study, states:
“We found that for women, poor sleep is strongly associated with high levels of psychological distress and greater feelings of hostility, depression, and anger. In contrast, these feelings were not associated with the same degree of sleep disruption in men.” (Duke Magazine)
Additionally, women who reported higher degrees of sleep disruption also had higher levels of all the biomarkers tested. The results were so dramatic that of those women considered poor sleepers, 33 percent had C-reactive protein levels associated with high risk of heart disease [still the #1 cause of death for women].
“Interestingly, it appears that it is not so much the overall poor sleep quality that was associated with greater risk, but rather the length of time it takes a person to fall asleep that takes the highest toll,” Suarez says. “Women who reported taking a half an hour or more to fall asleep showed the worst risk profile.” (Duke Magazine)
So, not only do women need more sleep, but they also tend to suffer more when they do not get the sleep they require.
“For women, poor sleep is strongly associated with high levels of psychological distress and greater feelings of hostility, depression, and anger,” he says. “In contrast, these feelings were not associated with the same degree of sleep disruption in men.”
So ladies,please don't please don't play with sleeptime!

But if you have trouble sleeping,you can try this hack by David wolfe:

5 Teaspoons Honey
1 Teaspoon Himalayan Salt

• Mix these two ingredients together and store it in a glass jar. You can mix as much as needed, but try to keep the 5 to 1 ratio.
• Take one spoonful of the mixture and place it under the tongue. Let it dissolve naturally and repeat the process every night.

Himalayan salt contains about 84 minerals and trace minerals. This includes magnesium. These minerals help one relax so that they can sleep better.
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