Some signals sent by the body should warn the daily dose of sleep. Svetlana Larshina/Getty Images
DESCRIPTION – Without realizing it, most of us are in debt to sleep, and this is not without health consequences. To fix this, you need to listen to certain signals sent by the body.
You certainly find yourself getting a good night’s sleep and not particularly tired. But are you sure that this is enough to be healthy? Without realizing it, many of us suffer from what’s called “sleep debt,” meaning a lack of sleep that builds up over time. “According to recent studies, French people between the ages of 25 and 75 need 7 hours of sleep a day,” says Pierre Philippe, head of the university sleep medicine department at the University Hospital of Bordeaux (1). If we sleep less, we are deprived.
The only problem is that sleep debt is not inconsequential. It disrupts the body’s functioning, “we can no longer absorb sugar and, for example, we gain weight, and we also see effects on the immune system that make us more vulnerable to infections,” summarizes Peter Philip. To fix this, certain signals sent by the body that can…
Source: Le Figaro
