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Are you in desperate need of a good night’s rest?

Luckily for you, Amornrat Sidhu shares 15 tips

for a soothing slumber.

I’M SURE YOU KNOW…
That sleep revitalises so many aspects of your day-to-day functioning. Firstly,
a restful night repairs your brain, which is vital, as we, and other animals, burn
tremendous amounts of energy when awake, producing particles poisonous to
brain cells. Sleeping, on the other hand, gives neurons healing time. Secondly, the
brain also communicates with itself and the body through neural pathways. Neural
connections that are not often used weaken during sleep, freeing up neurons to 15 Tips and Tricks
focus on paths that are actually used repeatedly when awake. Thirdly, sleep builds
and maintains memories. If you ask someone to complete a task they have learned
before, they will remember the task better after a nap or a night’s rest, compared to
when they get no sleep at all.

1. 18 DEGREES, PLEASE
People have sounder sleep when the
environment around them is cool,
especially at 18 degrees Celsius, as
your body temperature decreases in
the midst of slumber.

2. LISTEN TO WEIGHTLESS BY THE MARCONI UNION

Research conducted by Mindlab International
revealed that participants’ nervousness and
general physiological indicators, such as blood
pressure and heart rate, decreased by 65 percent
and 35 percent, respectively. The song was so
eff ective that individuals have been warned not
WHAT YOU PROBABLY DON’T KNOW IS… to listen to it while driving, for fear
• When we don’t sleep our required full amount, we accumulate a ‘sleep debt’. This of drowsiness.
means that our bodies will allow us to sleep extra to recover the hours we lost, like
when we fl y back from the US after Songkran holidays and are able to sleep for a full
24 hours to cover the debt. However, if your body is not allowed to make up for
hours lost within two weeks, you will not be able to pay off the debt or get rid of the
eff ects, such as tiredness or irritability, that come with it. The clock will simply
start again!
• Sleep deprivation will make you gain weight. It automatically causes the body to 3. MASTURBATE
release cortisol, which rouses the body to produce fat. Also, chronic sleeplessness
produces ghrelin (a hormone which promotes hunger), while reduces leptin (a Oxytocin, prolactin, vasopressin
hormone which diminishes your appetite). — all feel-good chemicals released
• If you get enough uninterrupted sleep at night, you are more likely to fi nd your during sexual intercourse or
personal life very nourishing compared to your sleepless counterparts. masturbation are sedatives that can
• Sleep takes up approximately 25 years of our lives… lull you to sleep.
so, let’s make it count rather than count sheep!

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