hormone production
In a new scientific report on the relationship between vigilance and body immunity, two researchers in sleep medicine at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Professor Siraj Omar Wali, a consultant in chest diseases and sleep medicine and director of the Center for Sleep Medicine and Research, and Dr. Ibrahim Zakaria, a researcher in sleep medicine, revealed that the immune system during sleep produces Preventive materials to fight infection, and these include cytokines, as these materials are used to fight bacteria and viruses, aid in sleep, and provide the immune system with the energy needed to defend the body against disease.
The two researchers explained to “the citizen” that the lack of or bad sleep may prevent the immune system from building itself and restoring its strength, which leads to its weakness in fighting diseases, and it may take a person longer than usual to recover from illness, especially these days when we are living with the Corona epidemic. Newcomer, which makes maintaining a strong immune system claimed and more necessary these days to prevent this virus - may God protect us and you - from all evil.
He pointed out that lack of sleep in the long term increases the risk of developing chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, and lack of sleep and staying up weak also weakens the ability of the logical part of the brain (prefrontal cortex) to control the emotional part, which affects the processing of emotions And the ability to think properly, staying awake at night limits the production of hormones needed to regulate growth, and appetite, in addition to that it helps to overproduce chemicals for stress.
He concluded by saying: If the body does not take a sufficient amount of rest, it stimulates the feeling of hunger and the constant feeling of wanting to devour more food and thus gain weight, and that poor sleep and sleep enhances the weakening of immunity and thus the incidence of infectious diseases and excessive wakefulness also causes disturbances in sugar readings And fat and blood pressure in addition to emotional tension, haste and lack of discipline in decision-making, so it is imperative to take enough time to sleep until the individual wakes up with all activity, vitality and a healthy and carefree life.
