Doctors keep repeating the importance of sleep for our physical and mental well-being.
Many studies confirm how much the body needs at least 7 hours of sleep a day to recover and strengthen.
In fact, one of these studies specifically states that people who sleep little are four times more likely to catch a cold than people who get enough sleep.
Lack of Sleep Quadruples the Risk of Viruses
In a recent medical study, 164 people affected by the flu participated.
The scientists looked at the influence of various factors on the body’s ability to fight the disease.
The results confirmed that participants who slept less than six hours a night were four times more likely to have the flu compared to those who slept 7-8 hours.
In addition, people who slept less than five hours a day were many times more at risk of the disease.
Doctors underline that sleep has a very strong and undeniable impact on the body.
It all goes beyond feeling irritable from lack of sleep. Physical and mental health is strongly affected by sleep or its lack.
Viruses In Circulation
Viruses are in circulation all the time and we have them all the time.
Viruses are on the doorknob, on the computer, on the cell phone in your hand and in many other places and devices.
Then how is it possible that we don’t always catch a cold?
Experts agree that although people are exposed to viruses all the time, they do not always get sick.
This is because the immune system does the main job of fighting disease.
But this defense system needs rest, and it only gets it through sleep./AgroWeb.org
* This information is intended to supplement, not replace, advice from your physician or health care provider and is not intended to cover all possible uses, precautions, interactions, or adverse effects. This information may not suit your specific health circumstances.
Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine
