- Five more minutes of sleep
and then I'll do the intro. A personal favorite past
time of mine and something we all do is sleep, it seems like
a straight forward activity, right, I mean we all know that
the more sleep that we get, the better and even if you don't, you can catch up on it later, right? Except that none of those things are true. Today, I'm going to take
seven of the most commonly believed myths that you likely
still believe about sleeping, and explain the truth behind them. You've likely heard many
of these myths in your life and some of you might actually
be living your lives by them. So, in an attempt to give
you some much nicer Z's, here are seven myths you
still believe about sleep. The more sleep you get the better. Oh, if only this were true. It's a very common myth
that if you're able to, you should sleep as long
as you possibly can. And if you love sleep, this
sounds too good to be true. And that's because it is. Studies have shown that
people who sleep more than eight hours a night on average, die younger than people with
a shorter sleep schedule. Now this does not mean
that you should be sleeping as little as possible because
that has been proven to bring about even more dangerous effects. Longer sleeping patterns have
been linked to sleep apnea, diabetes, and even depression. A warm glass of milk will
help you fall asleep. Moms little trick to
quickly get you a snoozing, a warm glass of milk is still
many peoples go-to method of ironically jump-starting
the sleep process. This myth stems from milk
containing tryptophan, an amino acid that produces serotonin. In turn, serotonin is
essential for healthy sleep. So this all makes perfect sense, right? Well, it turns out that
after studying milks effects on the body, scientists
discovered that milk alone, won't give your body that
knock-out punch that it needs. Your body also requires foods
loaded with carbohydrates, which helps it produce insulin. Coupled with tryptophan, the
carbs will help bring out the effects that milk alone simply won't. It is speculated that milk actually has a psychological effect on
our sleeping patterns. Watching TV while in bed
helps you fall asleep. The most popular thing to
do before going to sleep for many people, especially
in North America, is watch TV. Many feel that the moving
pictures, light, and noise are a sleep aid possibly
because most of us have found ourselves passing out while
watching it on occasion. But the truth is, studies
have shown that sleeping while the TV is on can
actually lead to health issues such as depression and,
ironically, insomnia. Additionally, when our bodies
are exposed to blue light, which televisions emit, they
stop producing melatonin and we actually feel more awake. So chill with the Netflix
before bed or else you gone be up all night
marathoning and marathoning. That's actually what they're hoping for. If you wake up during the night you'll be tired the next day. You might be surprised by how
many people's understanding of how sleep works is
influenced by fictitious ideas. This particular idea says
that if you don't get all of your sleep in one
continuous set of hours, you'll be drowsy the next day. However, sleep studies have
shown that waking up in the middle of the night doesn't
effect the amount of energy you have the next day. Unless, of course you
fail to go back to sleep. One particular study done on
a group with no artificial light in the room, found
that subjects woke up one or more times during their
sleep and actually said that they felt more rested the
next day than ever before. Drowsiness comes from a number
of sources but not sleeping for eight straight hours
is not one of them. You can catch up on sleep. This one might throw you for a loop. There are millions of
people who still live their lives by this myth. The idea is that if you're
busy during the week with work and school and
cant find enough time to get in more than a few hours
of sleep every night, you can actually catch up
on sleep on the weekend. Well sorry to be the bearer of bad news but that's not how our bodies work. Though that 11 hour sleep-in
on Saturday morning might feel beneficial at first, after
about six hours the energy will drain away leaving your reaction
time about 10 times slower. Also, you're accumulating a sleep debt, which can lead to health problems. Maybe it's time you start
better scheduling your nights. You can stay awake while driving by turning up the radio
or opening the window. This one should be
obvious, mostly because if you're too tired to drive it's selfish to go behind the wheel,
but that lecture aside, this myth states that if
you're sleepy while driving, just roll down the window and
let that cold air hit you, crank up the music and you'll
be zapped back to the land of alert. Yeah not so much. Those methods can not only prove futile, but can actually be
dangerous for the driver. Multiple studies have shown
that any effect that they have on a tired driver is
either incredibly brief, say a minute or two,
or doesn't work at all. Your very best bet is to pull over and catch a 15 to 45 minute nap. Please remember guys, it's
not just your life that you're risking by tired driving, it's others on the road as well. And I want your face
alive for a long time. So please be safe. You need less sleep as you get older. Our final myth for today is about age. This common notion is that
the elderly require less sleep than younger people. While experts recommend
seven to nine hours of rest each night, many people
believe that the older you get, the less that that rings true. This could possibly be because
the older generation has a habit of getting up so much
earlier than young people. Well to bust this myth,
let me ask you a question. Have you ever wondered why
grandpa is always napping? Well as it turns out, we
all need roughly the same amount of sleep to remain healthy. But while most of us sleep only at night, older people tend to
take naps during the day, adding to the total amount of
sleep that they're getting. So now you know a little
bit more about your sleep and hopefully you get some better Z's. Thank you guys so much for watching. If you want to learn
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