Focusing on sleep quality is focusing on quality of life, and focusing on sleep is focusing on health.

Insomnia has become an important problem affecting modern people's health, it not only affects people's emotions, and even affect the immune system, more importantly, insomnia is often one of the external manifestations of a potential disease in the body.

Self-test of insomnia quality

1. You can fall asleep within 30 minutes

It is recommended not to use mobile phones and computers 1 hour before going to bed. If that doesn't work, you can delay sleeping slightly until you're really tired.

2. Wake up for more than 5 minutes no more than once a night

If you wake up a few times in the night and you roll over and fall asleep, it doesn't mean there's a problem.

3. You can fall back asleep within 20 minutes of waking up

If only occasionally can not fall back to sleep, you can get out of bed to do some relaxing activities, such as reading, but do not play with the phone.

4. In bed, you sleep 85% of the time

Long sleep is better than good sleep

What is a sleep cycle?

Many people believe in the "8-hour sleep theory", but in fact, getting enough sleep for 4-5 hours of sleep cycle is more important.

How to improve Sleep quality?

1. Do not take foods or medications containing caffeine or nicotine 4 to 6 hours before bed.

2. Abstain from drinking dinner, because alcohol can excite nerves and cause more fragmented sleep;

3. Avoid excessive drinking before falling asleep, and do not play mobile phones in bed before going to bed;

4. Reduce the time you sleep and spend in bed during the day;

5. Proper outdoor exercise during the day to bask in the sun, so that you stay away from insomnia;

6. Sleep ability declines with age, mainly in the elderly, do not deliberately pursue total sleep time.

What causes insomnia?

1. Changes in sleep environment

For example, recently the community downstairs opened a barbecue restaurant, very late still open, noisy people can not sleep; Or recently changed a mattress, sleep is not used to.

2. Psychological factors

An important interview recently led to emotional tension.

3. Mental illness

Alzheimer's, depression, anxiety.

4. Physical illness

Heart disease, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, etc.

5. Your body clock is out of whack

Playing games and catching up on TV shows on mobile phones at night can cause disturbances in the body clock.