The origin of World Sleep Day
2 1 century, people's health awareness has been improved unprecedentedly, and the new concept of "having health can have everything" has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, so the problem of sleep has attracted the attention of the international community. One third of a person's life is spent in sleep, and he will die if he doesn't sleep for five days. It can be seen that sleep is a physiological need of people. As a necessary process of life, sleep is an important link for the body to recover, integrate and consolidate memory, and is an indispensable part of health.
According to the data of the World Health Organization, 27% people have sleep problems. In order to arouse people's awareness of the importance of sleep, the Global Sleep and Health Program initiated by the International Mental Health Organization launched a global activity in 20001year-the first day of spring on March 2 1 year was designated as "World Sleep Day".
According to market surveys in six cities in China, the prevalence of insomnia among adults is as high as 57% within one year. The results of the "Investigation on the Sleep Status of Doctors in Various Subjects" jointly conducted by Psychiatric Branch of Chinese Medical Association and Sanofi-Aventis showed that 19 14 doctors in 30 hospitals in China had sleep disorders in 2002. In 2003, China Sleep Research Association officially introduced "World Sleep Day" to China.
Significance of World Sleep Day
Medical research shows that occasional insomnia will lead to fatigue and uncoordinated movements the next day, while long-term insomnia will lead to inattention, memory disorder, inability to work and other consequences.
The purpose of "World Sleep Day" is to draw people's attention to the importance and quality of sleep and remind people to pay attention to the health and quality of sleep. Paying attention to the quality of sleep means paying attention to the quality of life, and paying attention to sleep means paying attention to health. Insomnia has become an important problem affecting modern people's health, not only affecting people's mood, but also affecting people's immune system. More importantly, insomnia is often one of the external manifestations of potential diseases in the body.
The importance of sleep
First, sleep is the need of life. Sleep is absolutely necessary and indispensable for everyone. Although sleep is very important to everyone, different people have different sleep situations. Generally speaking, women need more sleep time than men.
Second, sleep is the nutrient for human growth. Sleep is a periodic physiological phenomenon and an important aspect of human life activities. Sleep, like exercise and diet, is a nutrient to ensure the growth and development of the body. Without adequate sleep, the body's energy storage, brain rest, brain function protection, body immunity and disease resistance will be damaged.
Third, adequate sleep can prevent the occurrence of cancer. Studies have found that the incidence of cancer has a linear upward trend. Studies have found that cell division is mostly carried out when people sleep. Once the sleep pattern is disordered, the body may be affected by unfavorable factors in the external environment. Found some cancerous lesions,
4. Sleep is the foundation of health. Like many creatures in nature, human beings follow the natural law of sunrise and sunset, so that our bodies can be restored after rest to ensure the activities of the next day. If sleep is disturbed at night, people's natural rhythm will be disrupted, and people's balance will be disrupted, which will lead to various physiological discomfort and even diseases.
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