Neuroscientist Chelsea Rohrscheib advised not to sleep more than 30 minutes during the day.
As a sleep expert, Rohrscheib gave an interview to Newsweek, in which she stated, that addiction to long daytime sleep is an unhealthy habit.
“A healthy person gets enough sleep at night, and he does not have the need to rest during the day,” the specialist stated.
The neuroscientist noted that sleeping during the day is not prohibited, but daytime A dream that helps a person feel better should not last more than 30 minutes; spending 10 or 20 minutes on it is quite enough. Such a short rest during the day is enough to, for example, ease tension, improve concentration and performance. Rohrscheib warned that longer naps lead to life-shortening illnesses.
“Long naps disrupt natural rhythms, which can lead to difficulty falling asleep and insomnia, as well as health problems and shortened life expectancy.”
According to a sleep expert, disruption of natural biorhythms makes the body susceptible to diabetes, cancer, obesity, cardiovascular disease, hormonal disorders and dementia. The habit of sleeping for a long time during the day is associated with a high risk of all of the listed pathologies.
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