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Lead a healthy life 123, importance of healthy sleep

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Sleep hygiene:  the importance of healthy sleep hygiene for optimal functioning What is sleep hygiene? Are you know these rules for sleep? -10-3-2-1-0, that means - 10 hours before bed: - no more caffeine . 3 hours before bed: no more food or alcohol . 2 hours before bed: no more work. 1 hour before bed: no more screen time (shut off all phones, TVs and computers. When we were young, our parents were very conscious about our sleep. They never let us stay up at night to do anything, including studying, they used to say – “There is no alternative to healthy sleep - to lead a healthy life . If we do not sleep properly, our head will not be well, which means the brain will not function properly . If the brain does not function properly, it means that the day is wasted”.  God has also designated night for rest and day for work.  Said the expert - There is no substitute for adequate sleep to lead a healthy life . So some rules of adequate sleep have to be followed – Healthy s...

Lead a healthy life 123, Sudden fainting, i.e. vasovagal shock

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Sudden fainting, i.e. vasovagal shock Sometimes someone faints after seeing blood, or someone standing in line for a long time, suddenly loses consciousness. We have seen this happen before our eyes. But we common people do not know much about the cause and awareness of this health problem.  I'm an inquisitive person - so I found out - it's medically called vasovagal syncope or vasovagal shock . Question arose in my mind to see someone faint like this outside for some reason. When I asked the doctor, he told me the details -- Our autonomic nervous system overreacts to an arousing or frightening aversive situation, causing the heart rate to suddenly slow down, blood vessels to dilate, and blood pressure to drop. After that, the blood flow to the brain and heart is reduced and one suddenly becomes unconscious for a moment. After a moment or two he regained consciousness and felt completely normal. Known from medical experts - it is vasovagal syncope. Usually certain...