Women insomnia, susceptible to breast cancer

Survey shows that among the 10 cities of insomnia, 7 are women. 30 years old to 60-year-old female, 3 of the 4 sleep less than 8 hours a day. A series of figures show the breadth of women have insomnia to popularity. Why are women more likely to sleep? This is related to physiological characteristics of women, especially during pregnancy and menopause, women often because of changes in hormones affect sleep.
Long-term lack of sleep or insomnia affect women, not just the appearance of sagging eye bags and dark circles, as well as damage to health. Insomnia is not a disease but a symptom, may be hidden behind it, including depression, anxiety disorders including a variety of causes.
Three types of insomnia:
1. Sleep difficulties Type: The main manifestation is difficulty falling asleep.
2. Maintain the type of sleep difficulties: the performance of this type of insomnia is easy for the night awakening, or can not sleep after awakening. Wake up after more than a sense of physical prowess.
3. Waking type: performance of early morning awakening, but can not wake up after sleep. Typical patients with depression Sleep disorders are characterized by early awakening, and of course does not mean that the patient is depressed early awakening.
Hazard: The risk of insomnia increases the risk of breast cancer
Chronic insomnia will bring a series of serious problems, studies have found that 5 hours of sleep per night on average middle-aged women than 8 hours of sleep on average women are more susceptible to heart disease; insomnia may increase hunger, which affect the body's metabolism, it would be a woman to maintain a slim body has become more difficult. If less than 6 hours total sleep time, more than a dream, especially the frequent nightmares, wake up do not recover from fatigue after the other without treatment, but also the behavior of women affected during the day, there daytime drowsiness, dizziness, lack of concentration phenomenon and even inexplicable temper.
In addition, the insomnia will also increase the risk of breast cancer, and increased depression and anxiety and other psychological problems.
Get rid of bad habits of sleep before going to bed to ensure that
1 Do not eat spicy food before bedtime, such as coffee and tea, before going to bed 8 hours on this kind of food should stay away. In addition, do not eat before going to bed too full, but too hungry can also affect sleep. Before going to bed drink a cup of milk. Milk helps sleep, but for people allergic to milk, can eat an apple or eating slices of bread, the effect is the same. Normally eat some foods can improve sleep quality, such as jujube, lily, small rice, walnuts, honey, sunflower seeds and so on.
2, adhere to a regular schedule, the weekend not to sleep too late. If you sleep late on Sunday got up on Saturday night, Sunday night could be insomnia.
3, do not do intense thought before going to bed, for example, some people like the day before going to their work and want it again tomorrow, this thought would make the brain over-excited, is not conducive to sleep.
4, choose exercise time. Afternoon exercise is the best time to help sleep, regular physical exercise can also improve the quality of sleep at night. Remember that bedtime should not be strenuous exercise.
5, do not do in bed has nothing to do with sleep, such as in bed watching TV, reading, etc., to make his brain form a conditioned reflex, to bed and sleep into contact only.
6, to sleep on the night to. Nap during the day and night of sleep may lead to being "deprived." Strictly controlled during the day and sleep less than an hour, and can not sleep even after 3 pm.
7, to keep quiet sleep environment, sleep, turn off the TV and radio.
8, do not be too concerned about sleep, insomnia, do not give yourself the time pressure, there is pressure but more sleep.
9, the bedroom to maintain proper temperature, slightly cooler environment conducive to sleep.