Damascus-Sana
Many people suffer from a period of inactivity and general weakness in the body, according to the specialist doctors. This is due to one factor, which is the established habits and unhealthy routine during Ramadan.
Staying up long hours is the main reason for fatigue during fasting, according to what Dr. Shahinaz Al-Olabi, a specialist in family medicine, explained to the SANA delegate, so the biological clock should be preserved as much as possible, as it affects the effectiveness of the body and focus by getting a sufficient number of hours of sleep six hours as a minimum, which generates energy Necessary to pay attention and relax, noting that the lack of sleeping hours leads to fatigue, lack of focus and sufficient ability to control the affairs of daily life as usual.
And sleeplessness, according to Dr. Al-Olabi, affects the leptin hormone, “a hormone that regulates the balance of energy in the body” and the ghrelin hormone “the hunger hormone” and their blood ratio is responsible for hunger and satiety, indicating that the lack of sleep hours causes increased insulin secretion, which increases the storage of fat and fat in the body and increases the possibility of infection Diabetes.
According to Dr. Al-Olabi, staying up late also affects mental health, as a few hours of sleep leads to mood swings and can cause depression and tension disturbances in the long run, so the topic should not be underestimated, indicating that staying up also damages the skin and hair and leads to increased pallor in the skin, swollen eyes and wrinkles. Dark circles and that getting enough hours of sleep leads to skin relaxation and wrinkles in the early stages of life.
With regard to the effect of staying up late on heart diseases, Dr. Al-Olabi pointed out that it increases the heart rate and increases the risk of irregularities in his strokes, which can be outside contraction, increases the rates of arterial pressure and the possibility of heart attacks with prolonged long-term sleep, as staying up is a threat to heart diseases. Adequate sleep hours can play a preventive role against heart attacks, and this is proven by global studies.
Wake-up also affects the immune system and leads to its weakening and the body's inability to produce more of the hormone "cytokines" that stimulates the immune system and makes it ready to repel any bacterial or viral infection, and this causes a higher risk of acute and chronic diseases.
Dr. Al-Olabi warned against staying up for the period of suhoor as it increases the possibility of eating food and fluids in a large amount and after sleep, esophageal gastric contractions cause gastrointestinal discomfort, insomnia and an increase in urine and obesity, indicating the need to organize and sleep for four hours before the period of suhoor and two hours after suhoor in addition to an hour during the day and to The importance of sleeping during the night more than the day, as it nourishes the heart and arteries and increases the body's immunity and hormones secretion.
Rama Rashidi
