Iningi Lethu Lithola Ukulala Ngokwanele, Isayensi Ithi

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Kungenzeka ukuthi uzwile: Kunenkinga yokulala kuleli zwe. Phakathi kwezinsuku zomsebenzi ezinde, izinsuku ezimbalwa zeholide, nobusuku obufana nezinsuku (sibonga ubuningi bokukhanya okwenziwe), asizibambi nje ngokwanele z z. Esinye isihloko sakamuva sithi "Inkinga Yobuthongo YaseMelika Iyasigulisa, Sikhuluphele futhi Siyiziphukuphuku." Inkinga kuphela ngale ndaba ebucayi? Akulona iqiniso, okungenani ngokusho kokuhlaziywa okusha kokutadisha ku Ukubuyekezwa kwe-SleepMedicine okutholile iningi lethu empeleni lilele inani elinempilo ngokuphelele.

Abaphenyi e-Arizona State University bahlole idatha kusuka ezifundweni ezibuyela emuva eminyakeni engama-50 futhi bathola ukuthi engxenyeni edlule yekhulu leminyaka, umuntu omdala ovamile ubelokhu ethola-futhi usathola cishe amahora ayisikhombisa nemizuzu engama-20 yokuvala iso ubusuku ngabunye. Lokho kungukushaya ibanga ebangeni lamahora ayisikhombisa kuya kwayisishiyagalombili ochwepheshe abathi kufanele sibe kulo. (Uma ungeyena omunye walabo bantu abajwayelekile, zama eminye yale Mikhiqizo Engabizi ukuze Ulale Ubusuku Obungcono.)

Ngakho-ke kungani lonke uhlobo lwabantu baseMelika abangalali bekhubeka empilweni njengamaZombi anenkomishi yekhofi kwesinye isandla nebhodlela le-Ambien kolunye? Okokuqala, ucwaningo lwakamuva oluxhumanisa ama-shuteye amancane kakhulu nengozi ephezulu yokudana, ukukhuluphala, isifo sikashukela, isifo senhliziyo, kanye nomdlavuza empeleni kusemthethweni. Kungumqondo nje ukuthi iningi lethu alilali ngokwanele lokho kuyinganekwane, kusho umlobi oholayo uShawn Youngstedt, Ph.D.

"Elinye lamaphuzu asemqoka esizamile ukuwagcizelela kuleli phepha ukuthi imiphumela yethu empeleni iyahambisana nokubuyekezwa okubanzi kwemininingwane ebikiwe ekhombisa nokuthi isikhathi sokulala asikashintshi kule minyaka engamashumi amahlanu edlule, noma iphesenti labantu ngilala ngaphansi kwamahora ayisithupha ebusuku, "usho kanje. "Akuzona zonke izifundo ezikhombisile lokhu, kodwa iningi likwenzile lokho."

Ngempela, ukuvota kusukela ngo-1975 kuhlala kukhombisa cishe amaphesenti angama-60 amaMelika abika ukuthola amahora angaphezu kwayisithupha okuvala iso ubusuku bonke. (Ingabe Kungcono Ukulala noma Ukuzivocavoca?)

U-Youngstedt uthi lo mbono oyiphutha ususelwa ekudidekeni ngokuthi yini ngempela ukulala okulungile. “Njengoba nje umuntu engathola amanzi amaningi, ukukhanya kwelanga, amavithamini, noma ukudla, kunenqwaba yocwaningo olubonisa ukuthi umuntu angalala kakhulu,” echaza. "Ukulala amahora ayisishiyagalombili ngokwesiko kwakucatshangwa ukuthi kuyisilinganiso esifanelekile sempilo. Kodwa-ke, amahora ayisishiyagalombili noma ngaphezulu kukhonjisiwe ukuthi ahlobene nokufa kanye nezinye izingozi zezempilo. Ngakho-ke, ngombono wezempilo womphakathi, ukulala isikhathi eside kungaba ukukhathazeka okukhulu. " (Futhi kunezindlela eziyi-11 umkhuba wakho wasekuseni ongakugulisa.)

Okubi nakakhulu, wengeza ngokuthi konke lokhu kubhuqa ngesikhathi sokulala kungenzeka ukuthi kwenza abantu balale kancane ngokubanikeza into eyodwa futhi abangayijikijela futhi baphendule izindaba ezimbi uma ucabanga ukuthi ukukhathazeka kungase kubangele ukukhathazeka nokuqwasha. Futhi lawo maphilisi okulala awakwenzeli lutho futhi. "Gwema amaphilisi okulala; ukusebenzisa iphilisi lokulala ebusuku kuyingozi njengokubhema okungenani iphakethe likagwayi ngosuku," usho kanje.

Esikhundleni salokho, ucabanga ukuthi sonke kufanele siphole (yebo, leyo yi-Ph.D esemthethweni ikhulume) mayelana nokulala kwethu futhi sinake kakhulu lokho okushiwo yimizimba yethu.

Inombolo efanelekile? Izingozi ezimbalwa zezempilo zihlotshaniswe namahora ayisikhombisa okusnuza okubikiwe, kusho u-Youngstedt. Kepha uma uzizwa kahle ngokulala okuncane noma okuthe xaxa lapho ungamjuluki. Ukhiye uwukuthola kuphela iso elivaliwe njengoba udinga ukuze uzizwe ujabule, uqaphile, futhi uphumule kahle. "Ukuzama ukuziphoqa ukuba ulale kakhulu kungakudalela ukulala kakhulu futhi kungaba yingozi empilweni," esho. (Ngaphandle kwalokho? Lezi Izikhathi Ezi-4 Udinga Ukulala Kakhudlwana.)

Eyodwa Ngaphansi into okufanele sikhathazeke ngayo uma kukhulunywa ngempilo yethu? Sithanda umsindo walokho!

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