The quality and quantity of sleep are equally important. Your selection of hours for sleep is also equally important.
How Much Sleep Do You Need
A healthy adult person requires 6-7 hours of sleep. Having a consistent sleeping pattern is also important. Children, old age people, and people suffering from diseases can sleep longer than seven hours.
When to Sleep
Sleeping under the moon is good for health while sleeping under the sun is detrimental. That is, sleep during night only. People tired of physical exertion, sex, diseases, etc can sleep during day time too. The best time to sleep is between 10.30 pm and 5.30 am.
More about Daytime Sleeping
Day sleeping is harmful to healthy persons, while it is recommended for people are tired after sex, physical exertion, speech, long journey, alcohol consumption, anger, fear, sadness, etc. People suffering from diarrhoea, old people, children, weak people, people suffering from thirst, hunger or pain, etc can sleep during daytime.
Daytime sleeping in not healthful for obese persons; people who take fatty food on a daily basis; people suffering from toxins; and people with throat diseases.
Sleeplessness or Insomnia
High atmospheric temperature, old age, diseases, mental disturbances, etc causes sleeplessness. It can cause other health problems like fatigue.
For a Good Night's Sleep
Applying coconut oil or sesame oil on head and whole body before you bath is good for promoting sleep. Massage the bottom of your feet with sesame oil before going to sleep ? it can promote sleep and can cure headaches.
About Use of Sleeping pills
Ayurveda never recommends use of sleeping pills. Instead of sleeping pills, you can try yoga, meditation, travelling to serene locations and the techniques of bringing your mind to under your control.
Having a balanced lifestyle can help you get normal hours of sleep. Stress causes sleeplessness, which leads to several other problems. Thus, having good amounts of sleep is important for healthy mind and body.
