Contents:
- Medical Video: 10 Signs You’re Way More Intelligent Than You Realize
- When you go to sleep and wake up is regulated by the body's biological clock
- The benefits of getting up in the morning make you live longer
- Accustomed to waking up in the afternoon makes you sick easily
Medical Video: 10 Signs You’re Way More Intelligent Than You Realize
Have you heard the words of your ancestors who said "wake up a lot of fortune"? Getting up early makes you have extra time to prepare for the day compared to if you have to hurry. There are also many benefits of getting up early for health. Interestingly, a study revealed that people who diligently get up early are more likely to live longer than people who like to wake up late. Which one is you?
When you go to sleep and wake up is regulated by the body's biological clock
Every human being has their own "operational schedule" called a biological clock or circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythms regulate every aspect of our lives, especially when it comes to when you sleep and wake up following patterns of changing habits, physical, mental, behavioral and even environmental conditions in a 24-hour cycle. Circadian rhythm determines whether you are a person who likes to get up early or wake up late.
Sleep is a way for the body's circadian clock to reset itself automatically. When you get used to sleeping late and waking up late, without realizing how your body's biological clock will work. Changing circadian rhythms will affect how the body functions as a whole, because the body's biological clock also helps regulate hormone production, body temperature, and various other important bodily functions.
The benefits of getting up in the morning make you live longer
People who like to wake up early have a regular sleep schedule. Sleep enough to have a myriad of benefits. When you sleep, the brain releases hormones and compounds that help the body's metabolic processes. Starting from regulating appetite, increasing immunity, improving memory, improving mood, improving fitness, to increase energy and focus for activities the next day.
All of the body's metabolic functions are regulated by circadian rhythms, which work according to changes in temperature and weather around you. According to Phyllis C. Zee, MD., Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, getting up early gives you more opportunities to be exposed to healthy morning sunlight, while helping circadian rhythms work more effectively. When the body's metabolism works well, the body is able to carry out various functions without problems.
The benefits of getting up early have been linked to healthy eating habits that contribute to reducing the risk of various serious health conditions, one of which is obesity. Because by getting used to sleeping regularly and getting up early, you basically have more time to mix healthy breakfast. Excess weight makes a person at risk of various chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and bone diseases that can undermine the health of the body. Based on joint research from the Harvard School of Public Health in America and the University of Cambridge UK, obesity can increase the risk of premature death.
In fact, diligently getting up early makes you feel more fit and vibrant so that it becomes more productive during the day. In the long run, the benefits of getting up early in the mood and mental health can reduce your risk of depression.
Accustomed to waking up in the afternoon makes you sick easily
Inversely when you wake up late. Normally, the body will automatically release stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol to make you more "literate" and alert when you wake up. Even so, the more you wake up the more stress hormones released. Excessive levels of stress hormones in the body not only make the mood worse, but over time also has a negative impact on the health of the body.
Kristen Knutson, professor of neurology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, said people who slept late at night were 2 times more at risk of experiencing psychological disorders, 23% more at risk of developing digestive disorders, and 22% more likely to develop respiratory diseases. In addition, the habit of staying up allows someone to do unhealthy habits, such as eating midnight, drinking alcohol, smoking, and even using illegal drugs.
As a result, people who sleep late and wake up later in the day have higher blood sugar, triglycerides, and bad cholesterol (LDL) because of these unhealthy habits. These various metabolic disorders then become the root cause of many chronic diseases, such as coronary heart disease and diabetes.
A study conducted by a team of researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the University of Surrey England reported that the risk of premature death due to chronic disease increased by 10% in people who like to stay up late than people who are diligent in getting up early. The study was carried out for 6.5 years in more than 400 thousand adults in the UK.
Come on, start getting used to getting up early if you want to live healthy until old age later!
