13 Myths About Sleep You Should Stop Believing
On 5/31/21 at 7:00 AM EDT
The importance of living healthily during the day, from exercise to hydration, is increasingly indisputable.
Yet despite spending much of our lives asleep, a surprising number of myths persist about this period that s so important for both body and mind.
Dr. Rachel Ward, a family doctor who has appeared on
BBC Breakfast, explained the multiple benefits of getting a good night s sleep to Newsweek.
She said: Day to day, sleep energises us both physically and mentally and without it we feel tired, irritable and generally function less well. Though we can recover from an occasional bad nights sleep, getting enough, quality sleep in the longer term, is crucial for our health and well-being.
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Why do we dream? Apparently, there’s a good reason for dreaming and dreams are actually beneficial for your health. Even nightmares, no matter how scary they are, can be useful in some ways. Dreams can be a reflection of how you re feeling deep down or linked to events that have happened in real life. Express.co.uk chatted to sleep and energy expert Dr Nerina Ramlakhan to find out what it means when you dream.
So what determines whether your dreams are going to be good or bad? According to Dr Ramlakhan, your dreams and nightmares can be reflective of what lies in your unconscious.
She said: “Your dreams and nightmares can be linked to the thoughts and feelings that haven t been processed in your waking hours.
“The way you prepare your mind, the words you fill your heart with before you turn off your bedside light are so important.
“The books you read, TV programmes you watch, conversations you have, the music or podcasts you listen to – whatever you choose will either send a message to your nervous system of safety…or unsafe.”