Staying up late during the holidays may feel good, but your organs are protesting! What is the ultimate truth about the life-saving sleep plan for "night owls"?

During such a lively time as the Spring Festival, there are so many entertainment activities besides staying up late, watching soap operas, playing games, grabbing red envelopes, playing cards... that "revengeful staying up late" seems to become a matter of course during every festival.

Normal adults generally need 7 to 8 hours of sleep, while children and teenagers need more, at least 9 to 10 hours.

Staying up late is bad, what are the dangers?

1. Staying up late is chronic suicide

Just like charging your phone overnight, the battery life will definitely be shortened:

Staying up late will make you

• The complexion turned yellow and acne broke out, causing the skin factory to fail in its midnight rush to finish the work.

• Gradually declining memory causes the memory couriers in the brain to go on strike.

• The body catches cold easily, causing the security team that maintains immunity to fall into a collective sleep.

• Blood sugar can easily get out of control, causing insulin, the blood sugar transporter, to become overwhelmed.

The secretion and metabolism of thyroid hormones are out of balance, leading to thyroid dysfunction and nodule formation.

Staying up late can affect liver function and aggravate liver disease.

Staying up late may aggravate myopia, cause dry eyes, and develop acute angle-closure glaucoma.

People who stay up late every day have several times the risk of heart disease than normal people!

2. Catching up on sleep during the holidays = rubbing salt into the wound?

Sleeping in until noon on weekends/holidays? Wrong!

• The more you sleep, the more confused you feel, and your biological clock becomes messed up.

• A headache knocks on the door, causing the emotional plumbing in the brain to burst.

• It also makes you unable to sleep at night, turning it into a vicious cycle.

Correct approach: After staying up late, sleep no more than 2 hours more than usual the next day.

3. Remember the four benefits of a good night's sleep

① Brain cleaning: During deep sleep, the cleaners in your brain come into play and wash away the garbage that is the culprit of dementia.

② Whole body repairman: immune cells work overtime like crazy in the middle of the night.

③ Memory reinforcer: When you fall asleep, your brain automatically organizes the knowledge learned during the day and stores it in a “long-term hard drive”.

④ Obesity firewall: Staying up until 2 a.m. will make your body crave for a midnight snack.

4. Grounding tips to help you sleep

Fall asleep quickly, wake up slowly, and feel energetic after waking up

It’s the “gold standard” for a good sleep!

✓ Take your phone out of the bedroom :

Blue light is more refreshing than coffee!

✓ Foot soaking magic operation:

Soak your feet in 40℃ hot water for 10-15 minutes. Your feet will be warm and your bed will smell good. Don’t sweat too much! Diabetic patients should pay attention to the water temperature.

✓ Breathing Hypnosis:

Breathe in through the nose for 4 seconds → hold your breath for 7 seconds → exhale through the mouth for 8 seconds. Repeat this 4 times and you will feel sleepy.

✓ Eat the right snacks to help you sleep:

Eat a few walnuts and cherries 2 hours before going to bed.

✓ Keep exercising:

It can improve sleep quality, but be careful not to do strenuous exercise before going to bed.

5. A guide to staying alive during the holidays

• New Year’s Eve vigil: Go to bed 15 minutes earlier every day three days in advance, don’t wait until New Year’s Eve to force yourself to stay up.

• Must-have drink when drinking: drink 2 cups of warm water for every glass of wine (to prevent waking up in the middle of the night from thirst and reduce hangover headaches) Reduce the amount of alcohol you drink, and do not drink too much liquor.

• Tired from visiting relatives and friends: catch up on some sleep before 3pm!

The ultimate truth: No high-tech pillow is as good as——

Go to bed before 11pm, don't check your phone before going to bed, and get up at a fixed time in the morning. After one month, you will definitely feel refreshed!