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“Research shows that sleep deprivation can weaken your immunity to viral infections,” said Chief Sleep Officer at Hilding Anders, global sleep, health and wellness group Sanjay Verma.
“As Covid-19 cases increase and we enter into a third national lockdown, it is more important now than ever to reassess sleep and ensure you get adequate and quality sleep every night,” he continued.
Verma explained that in one study, conducted in a controlled environment, people who slept for five hours compared to seven hours were three times more likely to contract a viral infection. Not getting two hours of sleep a night can affect your health.
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“We know from our global study of 4,000 people that individuals are not getting enough sleep, with Britons alone getting 1.4 hours of sleep less than they want at night,” explains Verma.
“People are taking the opportunity to self-lock, and the extra downtime it provides, to assess their sleep and look for ways to improve the quality of their sleep each night, whether it’s less screen time, better mattresses, or even better sleep times. early, “he continued.
Reporting from Express, Wednesday (31/3) good quality sleep can really help in boosting your immune system. One aspect of sleep that Verma hopes to see improvement in is lucid or lucid dreams.
Verma saw reports of bigger lucid dreams in the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, and now cases are increasing again, even with vaccine starting to roll out, lockdowns are likely to cause increased stress and anxiety, especially as emerging businesses are forced to close and people unable to see their family and friends.
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“Increased stress or anxiety, even when it occurs in the subconscious, can have a big impact on sleep dreams, so don’t worry if you start having lucid dreams in your sleep,” he said.
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