Effects Of Loss Sleep On The Body

You wake up early trying to skip traffic, working an average of 9 hours a day. You get home tired, but you can’t afford to rest because there’s chores to do at home. Okay, you’re finished with everything you absolutely needed to do. You’re beat, but you still want to catch your favorite show, check what’s going on online or maybe hit the town and meet some friends. By the time you’re finally in bed and asleep, you’re looking at about 5 hours’ worth of sleep and then you’re back to the same daily routine. It’s fine, though, you’ll catch up on all of those missing hours of sleep over the weekend, no?
 

No, it’s not fine, because sleep doesn’t work like that. The hours of sleep you lose over the week cannot be compensated for by sleeping at a later date. For the past four decades, 40 % of Americans have been getting less sleep on a daily basis than the recommended 7-9 hours for an adult of up to 64 years. 

 

A new study looked at the consequence of this sparse sleep cycle and the effectiveness of “catching up” on sleep over the weekend. For the purpose of the test, a group of young adults were assigned to three groups: a control group that got 9 hours of sleep, a group that got 5 hours of sleep all week long, and a third group that got 5 hours of sleep with sleep compensation over the weekend.

In both sleep-deprived groups, the researchers found an increased tendency to snack, especially on empty-carb foods which give a short-term energy surge, both groups subsequently demonstrated weight-gain and a decreased insulin sensitivity, which may trigger diabetes if left untreated. The group that slept over the weekend saw minor improvements during the weekend (and only on those days), but were still far behind those who slept the recommended amount of hours on a daily basis.

So why do we do this to ourselves?

In his autobiography (published posthumously in 1791), Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote these words about sleep: “there will be sleeping enough in the grave.”
Franklin was a firm believer in industriousness, and thought that any hour spent not being busy with something useful was an hour gone to waste. His work ethic has become a legend, a staple of American exceptionalism, but his disdain for a good night’s sleep has gone largely uncriticized.

When Robert Owen, Welsh labor rights activist said: “eight hours work, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest” that was certainly an improvement over the working schedule of industry workers in the early 19th century, who regularly worked 12-hour shifts with no vacations.

But even if we were to assume that 40 hours of work on a weekly basis is the right amount of work in terms of balancing productivity, rest and recreation (consider the fact that many of our supposedly recreational hours are spent on what amounts to unpaid work doing chores), according to a 2014 poll, the average American works 47 hours a week, with as many as 39% reporting working 50-60 hours per week! This is often not a matter of choice, as many employers seem to expect workers to punch in more hours than required.

On top of a tendency to overwork comes a more modern malady: fear of missing out (or FOMO), a social anxiety characterized by a constant desire to be connected and in the know about what others are doing, as well as a concern that you’re missing out on an opportunity (not necessarily financial, as an opportunity for a social interaction also qualifies).

It was first identified by a marketing strategist in the mid-90’s, and it has only gotten more widespread as social media has become more commonplace and readily accessible via mobile phones. In the past few years, it has only gotten worse, as people feel a constant social itch that can only be alleviated by grabbing their smartphone and browsing through Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

The end-result is that a huge chunk of Americans work well over 8 hours a day while trying to extend recreational time as much as possible at the expense of valuable sleeping hours, leading to a plethora of health issues, a cycle which will not be broken unless we rethink our weekly schedule in a major way.

THIS IS ONLY FOR INFORMATION, ALWAYS CONSULT YOU PHYSICIAN BEFORE HAVING ANY PARTICULAR FOOD/ MEDICATION/EXERCISE/OTHER REMEDIES.                                    PS- THOSE INTERESTED IN RECIPES ARE FREE TO  VIEW MY BLOG-                                                                                           https://gseasyrecipes.blogspot.com/                                                                                                                                                         FOR INFO ABOUT KNEE REPLACEMENT, YOU CAN VIEW MY BLOG-                                                  https:// kneereplacement-stickclub.blogspot.com/           

                   FOR CROCHET DESIGNS                                                                                                                                                                                                  https://gscrochetdesigns.blogspot.com

 

10 Common Habits that damage the kidneys

Kidney disease is one of the costliest illnesses in the world and managing kidney disease is very expensive.

Each year, lots of people die of kidney disease all over the world, and the number of people suffering from chronic renal failure, and need dialysis or kidney transplantation to stay alive keep increasing.

Statistics have it that, worldwide, more than millions patients are waiting for kidney transplants, but only a few thousands will receive transplants because of shortage of suitable organ donors.

Patients usually felt surprised when they are diagnosed of Kidney Failure.

Experts have found the explanation from your daily life habits.

Here are the top habits which lead to your kidney failure:

1. Not emptying your bladder early: 
Maintaining a full bladder for a long time is a quick way of causing bladder damage. That the urine stays in the bladder for a long time can cause the bacteria breeding in urine to multiply quickly. Once the urine refluxes back to ureter and kidneys, the bacteria can result in kidney infections, then urinary tract infection, and then nephritis, even Uremia.
So, no matter how busy you are, remember to drink a lot of water and urinate regularly. Once you form the habit of holding back urine, it will ultimately damage your kidneys.

2. Not drinking enough water: 
The main functions of the kidneys are to regulate erythrocyte balances and eliminate metabolic wastes in urine. If we do not drink enough water, the blood will be concentrated and the blood flow to the kidney will not be adequate, thus the function of eliminating toxins in from blood will be impaired.

3. Taking too much salt: 
95% sodium we consume through food is metabolized by the kidneys. Exceeding the salt intake will make the kidneys work harder to excrete the excess salt and can lead to decreased kidney function. This excess sodium will cause water retention, causing edema. Edema usually elevates blood pressure and increases the risk of developing kidney disease. The daily salt intake should be controlled within 6g per day.

4. Not treating common infections quickly and properly: 
Common infections, such as pharyngitis, tonsillitis, common cold etc, usually triggers or aggravates kidney damage. They do this by causing an acute attack of acute glomerulonephritis or chronic nephritis. So, you will see that people who get kidney disease for the first time or whose illness condition becomes worse usually present in hospitals with a history of cold or sore throat.

If after having cold, symptoms like blood in urine, swelling, headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, poor appetite appear, you should consult your doctor immediately, to assess your kidney functions, and start treatment if compromised.

5. Eating too much meat: 
Eating too much meat and protein can increase the metabolic load of the kidney. For those suffering from proteinuria, meat consumption too may aggravate protein leakage, worsening renal pathological lesion.
It is suggested that protein intake should be 0.8g/kg per day. This means that a person with 50 kg should consume 40g of protein per day. Meat consumption per day should be limited within 300g.

6. Not eating enough:
This is equally as dangerous as eating too much, both of them will lead damages to your digestive organs where is full of mucosal tissues. Mucosal tissues relates closely to your immune system. This is why many kidney failure patients are diagnosed with "autoimmune kidney damages".

7. Painkiller abuse: 
The use of analgesics for a prolonged duration may reduce the flow blood and greatly affect kidney function. In addition, patients with analgesic-induced renal failure are more likely to suffer from bladder cancer.

Use analgesics only when it's absolutely necessary, learn to rest instead of taking to the bottles. If you have been on pain killers for a long term, it's about time you had a test to access you renal function done.

8. Missing your drugs:
Hypertension and diabetes have been shown to precipitate or accelerate kidney damage, so if you are diagnosed as having any of these disease don't live your life in denial, USE YOUR DRUGS.

This will ultimately help control your condition while also helping to preserve your kidneys.

9. Drinking too much alcohol:  

Drinking alcohol without limitation may cause the deposition of uric acid in renal tubules, causing tubular obstruction and increasing risks of kidney failure.

10. Not resting enough:
In our society, hypertension as a severe threat to life is largely due to stress. A common symptom of stress is insomnia. Blood pressure may increase by an average of 2-5mg/Hg because of insomnia. Chronically elevated blood pressure can cause damage to kidney capillaries giving rise to kidney problems. Thus, we need to develop a good attitude to life and strike a good balance between work and rest to protect your kidneys and live a healthy life.

 General tips:
At the early stage of kidney diseases, there are usually no the special symptoms, so lots of patients are not diagnosed until the acute attack appears or the illness condition develops into the late stage. So you should endeavour to do kidney function test from time to time to assess how healthy your kidneys are.

Never ignore the soreness of waist, swelling of the feet, changes in urine color or volume, increase in night urination, palor, high blood pressure and other such symptoms. Once found, you should go and see your doctor immediately. 

ps- this is only for information, always consult you physician before having any particular food/ medication/exercise/other remedies.

ps- those interested in recipes are free to view my blog-

http://gseasyrecipes.blogspot.com/

for info about knee replacement, you can view my blog-

http://Knee replacement-stick club.blogspot.com/

for crochet designs

http://My Crochet Creations.blogspot.com/