How long you sleep has little to do with longevity, it's still about getting quality sleep
Best Sleeping Times for Seniors
The normal sleeping time for seniors over the age of 60 must be seven or eight hours. Older people often wake up at 9 to 10 p.m. and 5 and 6 a.m. According to surveys, less than seven hours of sleep in the elderly can increase the risk of early death by causing symptoms such as poor concentration, poor memory and dementia. Too much sleep can have the opposite effect.
One-third of life is spent in sleep, and a good night's sleep helps eliminate fatigue and restore energy. Sleep is also a time for body tissues to heal themselves, and the body's resistance is better if you sleep well. Is it really easier to live longer when you sleep so much?
Experts comment sleepiness has nothing to do with longevity!
The elderly want to sleep, sleep quality is high, the elderly psychological good, optimistic, all things are seen clearly. It is vital to healthy longevity.
When sleeping, the body enters a sleep state, part of the body's rhythm of activity will be slowed down, a good night's sleep can make the brain and nerves, endocrine, digestive functions, etc. to recuperate, and promote the body's tissues to repair themselves, enhance immunity, and improve the ability to prevent diseases.
Good sleep helps to extend life, to have enough sleep, do appropriate exercise, relax the body and mind, to live in a good state of mind.
Note: Sleepiness in the elderly may be related to disease!
1, cerebrovascular disease
Middle-aged and elderly people cerebrovascular if the cerebral blood supply is insufficient, or even the formation of thrombus, resulting in cerebral infarction and so on, will lead to cerebral tissue hypoxia, ischemia phenomenon. Over time it will affect the normal functioning of the brain to play, drowsiness and other symptoms, and over time there will be dizziness, headache and other symptoms, there will be drowsiness and so on.
2, chronic diseases
Love dozing may also be because of diabetes, chronic nephritis, chronic hepatitis and other signs of chronic diseases, some depression patients will also appear patients sleep at night, daytime sleepiness, dozing phenomenon. Therefore, if the middle-aged and elderly people in the night to ensure normal sleep, but also prone to sleepiness, should be timely to the hospital, looking for the cause of early prevention of related diseases.
3, heart disease signal
The brain is the human body's "headquarters", it is always in control of the body's various activities. Generally speaking, nearly one-fifth of the blood drawn from the heart is supplied to the brain tissue, so the brain metabolism is greatly affected by the heart contraction function. When middle-aged and elderly people suffer from heart disease, the heart pumps less blood outward and the brain suffers from lack of oxygen, which may lead to mental decline and drowsiness.
It is important to pay attention to the daily routine of the elderly in time, such as the elderly sleepiness should consult the doctor and go to the hospital for examination, early prevention and early treatment.