Gadgets, emotional content, smoking and a heavy dinner impair sleep

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Gadgets before bed, emotional content, smoking, solving work problems and a heavy dinner can worsen the quality of sleep.

Emotional content and conflicts before bed overstimulate the nervous system and prevent the brain from entering a resting state.

Smoking before bed acts as a stimulant, and eating a large meal impairs the quality of sleep, so it is better to keep dinner light and plan your last meal three to four hours before bedtime.

MOSCOW, September 30 - RIA Novosti. Using gadgets before bed, emotional content, smoking, solving work problems and a heavy dinner can worsen the quality of sleep, said neurologist Lidiya Chizhikova.

“If this habit is regular, over time the biological clock gets confused - and normal sleep is lost. Watching emotional content like thrillers and horrors is a destroyer for sleep. Showdowns at night also have a detrimental effect on sleep: the nervous system is overexcited and does not go into “sleep mode”, because the brain cannot switch to a resting state so quickly,” Chizhikova told Lente.ru.

According to the neurologist, sleep is also harmed by smoking before bed because nicotine acts as a stimulant, increases heart rate and blood pressure and excites the nervous system.

In addition, solving work problems and making complex plans before bed can interfere with falling asleep, since the brain remains active. Another factor Chizhikova named was excessive fluid intake at night, which can lead to night awakenings.