Isikhathi Esingaphansi Kwamahora Ayisikhombisa Okulala Kukhulisa Ithuba Lakho Lokuthola Umkhuhlane

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Ngaphandle kwesimo sezulu esifudumele, inkathi yamakhaza nemikhuhlane isifikile. Futhi kwabaningi bethu lokhu kusho ukukhuphula ngokungathi sína umdlalo wethu wokugeza izandla, ukupakisha i-sanitizer kuyo yonke indawo, nokubheka ohlangothini kunoma ngubani ezintweni zokuhamba zomphakathi ngokukhwehlela. (Ngothando lukaNyquil, khohlela endololwaneni yakho!) (Funda Indlela Yokuthimula-Ngaphandle Kokuba NguJerk.) Kepha kulo nyaka ososayensi basinikeza isikhali esisha ku-arsenal yethu yokulwa namakhaza-futhi ayikho ngaphezu kwekamelo lakho lokulala.

Ukuvimbela umkhuhlane ovamile kungase kube lula njengokulala ngokwanele, kusho ucwaningo olusha olwanyatheliswa kumagazini Lala. Abaphenyi bacela abantu abadala abangu-164 abaphilile ukuthi bagqoke umshini omncane ohlola imijikelezo yokulala isonto lonke. Babe sebedubula igciwane eliphilayo lakhuphuka ekhaleni labafundi (kumnandi!) futhi babavalela izinsuku ezinhlanu ukuze babone ukuthi ngobani ababa nezimpawu zamakhaza nokuthi ubani ongenalo. Imiphumela yayicacile: Abantu ababehlala belala ngaphansi kwamahora ayisithupha ubusuku ngabunye babesengozini ephindwe ka-4.5 yokugula kunabantu abathola okungenani amahora ayisikhombisa ubusuku ngabunye. Futhi lokhu bekuyiqiniso kungakhathalekile inani labantu, isikhathi sonyaka, inkomba yomzimba, okuguquguqukayo kwengqondo, kanye nemikhuba yezempilo.

Lokhu akumangazi kakhulu, kusho umbhali oholayo u-Aric Prather, Ph.D., uprofesa osizayo wezifo zengqondo eNyuvesi yaseCalifornia, eSan Francisco. Eqinisweni, ucwaningo lwakhe lwangaphambilini lwathola ukuthi ukulala ngokwanele kuhlotshaniswa nezinye izifo. UPrather uthi lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukungalali kwehlisa amasosha akho omzimba futhi kukhuphula ingozi yokuvuvukala, zombili lezi zinto ezenza kube nzima emzimbeni wakho ukulwa nawo wonke amagciwane asemvelweni yakho. Futhi, uyanezela: Impilo yabesifazane ibonakala ihlupheka kakhulu ngenxa yokuntula ubuthongo kuneyabesilisa. "Ukuvuvukala sekuvele njengenqubo ebalulekile yezinto eziphilayo ekuthuthukiseni nasekuqhubekeni kwezifo." Futhi, uyanezela, ukuthi impilo yabesifazane ibonakala ihlupheka kakhulu ngokuswela ukulala kunokwabesilisa.

Ukulala kwekhwalithi kubalulekile ngezizathu eziningi-ngeke kuzokusiza nje ukuthi ugweme ukuhogela kepha ucwaningo lwangaphambilini lukhombisile ukuthi ukungazibambi ngokwanele i-zzz kuholela engcupheni ephezulu yokudangala, ukukhuluphala, isifo sikashukela, isifo senhliziyo, kanye nomdlavuza.

"Ngingumgqugquzeli omkhulu wokwenza ukulala kube yingxenye ebalulekile yohlelo lwakho lwezempilo jikelele, kanye nokuzivocavoca umzimba nokudla okunempilo," esho, enezela ngokuthi uyazithanda izincomo ezinikezwa yiNational Sleep Foundation, ezibandakanya ukunamathela kusethi ukuhlela, ukuzivocavoca nsuku zonke, nokuzijwayeza amasiko okuphumula ngaphambi kokulala. (Futhi zama lawa maSu okusekelwa kuSayensi wokuthi ungalala kanjani kangcono.) Futhi ngoba ubufakazi besayensi buqhubeka nokukhombisa ukuthi abesifazane basengozini enkulu emiphumeleni emibi yokungalali kahle kunamadoda, uPrather uthi lesi yisona sizathu esidinga ukusenza ukulala kahle ebusuku kuyinto eza kuqala. Ngakho hweba leyo maski yobuso ukuze uthole imaskhi yamehlo bese ushaya umcamelo ekuseni kakhulu namuhla kusihlwa!

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