Too many screens, too much stimulation, too much stress attributable to the health crisis ... Lack of sleep is one of the great evils of the 21st century.
In 2017, the average sleep time per inhabitant in France fell for the first time below the seven hours recommended for optimal recovery, the
Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin
then warned
.
To the delight of certain manufacturers who supply “miracle products”, mattresses for sleep, “
quiet night
” herbal teas
and other essential oils to disperse on the pillow.
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A recent study carried out by Zepp, a company specializing in digital health, in collaboration with the World Sleep Society, however, sheds light on a much cheaper solution.
According to the American press agency
PR Newswire
, which reports the results, certain pieces of classical music would make their listeners fall asleep.
Bedtime stars
Along with reading and stopping screens and caffeine a few hours before going to sleep,
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
and
Chopin's Nocturne n ° 2 in E-flat
are therefore highly recommended by respondents for an optimal bedtime.
A list centered around the piano, to which one can easily imagine to add
Debussy's
Clair de lune
.
More globally, 89% of those surveyed - spread across the UK, Thailand, Italy, Spain, Germany and the US - recommend listening to music to gently slip into their arms of Morpheus.
It remains to knowingly choose your playlist, avoiding Wagner or AC / DC.
Many studies highlight the positive side of music - which promotes concentration or the secretion of endorphins - on the human body.
These recommendations do not date from yesterday: 5,000 years ago, a Chinese treaty already noted the benefits of instruments, notably lending them virtues on the breath and the spirit.