Sleeping like this every day is only one step away from death

In fact, adequate sleep is very important for the health of the elderly. According to relevant data, the elderly need at least 6 hours of sleep every day. In addition, in terms of sleep preparation, posture and habits, special attention should be paid to some taboos during sleep:

1. Avoid eating before going to bed

When people fall asleep, some parts of the body slow down and enter a resting state. If you eat before going to bed, the intestines and stomach will be busy again, which will increase their burden and other parts of the body will not be able to get a good rest, which will not only affect sleep but also damage health.

2. Avoid talking before going to bed

Because talking too much can easily make the brain excited and the thinking active, making it difficult to fall asleep.

3. Avoid overusing your brain before going to bed

If you have the habit of working or studying at night, you should finish the more brain-intensive tasks in advance, and do something more relaxing before going to bed to relax your brain, so that it is easier to fall asleep. Otherwise, the brain is in an excited state, and it is difficult to fall asleep even if you lie in bed. Over time, it is easy to suffer from insomnia.

4. Avoid emotional excitement before going to bed

People's joy, anger, sorrow and happiness can easily cause excitement or disorder in the central nervous system, making it difficult to fall asleep and even causing insomnia. Therefore, before going to bed, try to avoid extreme joy or anger or worry and anxiety to keep your emotions stable.

5. Avoid drinking strong tea or coffee before going to bed

Strong tea and coffee are stimulant drinks that contain substances such as caffeine that can make people excited. Drinking them before bedtime can easily make it difficult to fall asleep.

6. Avoid sleeping with your head covered

The elderly are generally more afraid of cold, so some of them like to sleep with their heads covered. This is extremely harmful to the body because they inhale a large amount of carbon dioxide they exhale and lack the necessary oxygen to replenish it.

7. Avoid sleeping on your back

The best sleeping posture is to lie on your right side, so that the bones and muscles of the whole body are in a naturally relaxed state, easy to fall asleep, and easy to eliminate fatigue. Lying on your back will make the bones and muscles of the whole body still in a tense state, which is not conducive to eliminating fatigue, and it is easy to cause nightmares due to resting your hands on your chest, affecting the quality of sleep.

8. Avoid sleeping with eyes facing the light

When people fall asleep, their eyes are closed but they can still feel the light. Sleeping in the light can easily make people feel uneasy and difficult to fall asleep, and even if they fall asleep, they are easily awakened.

9. Avoid sleeping in the wind

The room should be well ventilated, but do not let the wind blow directly on your body. Because after a person falls asleep, the body's ability to adapt to the external environment decreases. If you sleep in the wind, the cold air will invade the body over a long period of time, causing colds and other diseases.