“Those who sleep don’t get Covid”, we borrowed this expression to explain how sleep can affect our health.
There is, in fact, a natural system to strengthen our immune system which is sleep well. This is confirmed by the results of a recent study by the University of Turin.
The researchers administered a mild viral load on a group of volunteers, evaluating the quality of their sleep together with the immune response to the virus. Well, those who rested better had over 40 times lower rates of contracting the virus than those who rested badly. Covid is a virus, and as such, it is no exception.
Those who sleep do not get Covid
The scientific explanation is simple. During sleep, proteins are produced that strengthen the cells used to fight inflammation or infection, therefore those that regulate our immune system. Second the WHO (the World Health Organization) the hours of sleep necessary for a healthy body are about nine.
The indications suggest us to go along with personal rhythms, it is therefore not necessary to go to bed at sunset and wake up with the hens, but it is essential to indulge everyone’s natural biorhythm. We are not talking about some sleepless nights that can happen to everyone for various reasons. The important thing is that there is then a good restful rest to recover lost sleep.
When there are no certain pathologies, lack of sleep often ensues from anxiety. Small but simple rules to improve the quality of our rest are very effective. These include not drinking coffee after 3.00 pm, not practicing aerobic physical activity after 8.00 pm and treating yourself to a herbal tea such as valerian and warm lemon balm about thirty minutes before sleeping.
We remind you that drugs can prolong our rest but do not improve its quality at all. They also have numerous side effects that should not be underestimated; it is therefore important to use it only on indication and under strict medical supervision.
