Based on the results of the latest studies, doctors and researchers believe that Alzheimer's disease - a form of dementia unfortunately very common and still incurable - can be prevented in various ways.
Proper night rest is one of these.
In fact, it has been shown that regular sleep and a fair number of hours per night improves cognitive abilities and preserves from a rapid deterioration of brain nerve cells ; while resting a few hours a day or in a discontinuous manner affects the thinking, problem-solving, acquisition of new information and memory skills .
Reminding readers that night-time sleep should be 7-8, let's see together what are the aspects of daily rest that you should take the utmost care of:
- Have a regular sleep . This means not only sleeping the right amount of hours, but also going to bed at the same time every time. The brain needs some nocturnal regularity, to stay healthy. The confirmation of what has just been said comes from those who usually go to bed early: the day after having done the "small hours", he feels dazed and dazed, even if he has slept enough.
- Don't overdo the so-called afternoon nap . Many elderly people have the habit of resting in the afternoon to regain their strength. This rest, however, should not exceed 30 minutes, as otherwise sleep is affected.
- Do not have a television and / or computer in the bedroom . This room must be reserved exclusively for nocturnal sleep and married life. Any distractions could reduce the number of hours you sleep per night and undermine the sleep routine.
- Find a relaxing activity that "makes you sleep" . This is a kind of ritual that facilitates falling asleep. For example, someone finds it effective to write a few lines in a personal journal, read a few pages of a book or a daily newspaper, take a hot bath, etc.
- If you can't sleep, get out of bed and do other things for 20-30 minutes . It can happen that stress and anxiety do not make sleep easy; in such situations it is advisable not to turn over in the bed, but to distract yourself with something else and in another room in the house.
