This Valentine's Day, don't forget to cuddle and fall asleep next to someone you love. This Valentine's Day, don't forget to cuddle and fall asleep next to someone you love - be it your mother, special someone, a friend or your baby, as research says it not only works wonders for your sleep health but also overall well-being
This Valentine's Day, don't forget to cuddle and fall asleep next to someone you love - be it your mother, special someone, a friend or your baby, as research says it not only works wonders for your sleep health but also overall well-being
It so happens that when we sleep alone, we are by ourselves and our mind begins to wander which leads to overthinking. This will mental activity make it more and more difficult to sleep
"This is why sleeping next to someone you love is so beneficial. They’ll give you feelings of security so you begin to relax and drift off. Sleeping with your partner also stimulates the release of a cocktail of chemicals that can help you get a great night’s sleep," says Tim Gray, health optimising biohacker, psychology specialist, entrepreneur and global speaker
Dozing off close to the person you love help in release of oxytocin (the love hormone), serotonin (contributes to wellbeing and happiness, norepinephrine (helps to regulate sleep and balances stress), vasopressin (increases sleep quality & decreases cortisol) and prolactin (associated with improving the immune system & great sleep), as per Gray.
It also has been seen to reduce the chances of cardiovascular diseases too. Also, skin contact send the signals to your adrenal glands to stop producing the cortisol. This means reduces stress, and better sleep.
"The University of North California carried out a sleep and intimacy experiment with 59 women. They asked the participants to diarize their hugs, with their oxytocin levels and blood pressure checked on a regular basis. They found that those with the highest levels of oxytocin had the lowest blood pressure,"
You may not be enjoying a good night's sleep if you fall asleep too fast or too slow. Northumbria University revealed that that there might me a link between the time taken to fall asleep and our overall sleep health.
According to research 10 to 20 minutes is the normal amount of time it should take you to fall asleep for optimal sleep health. If it takes longer than 30 minutes, then it's your sleep efficiency considerably drops.
Gray says that even if you fall asleep too fast, your sleep score is lower. He adds that the average time it takes someone to fall asleep is to actually 7 minutes
They stimulate the release of a cocktail of chemicals that can help you on your way to a great night’s sleep.
These include:
- Oxytocin (the love hormone)
- Serotonin (contributes to wellbeing and happiness)
- Norepinephrine (helps to regulate sleep and balances responses to stress)
- Vasopressin (increases sleep quality and decreases cortisol)
- Prolactin (associated with improving the immune system, great sleep and quality of life)
A massive benefit of sleeping next to someone you love is that it can help you live a longer life!
It reduces the chances of life-threatening cardiovascular diseases.
Researchers from the University of North California carried out a sleep and intimacy experiment with 59 women.
They asked all participants to diarize their hugs and cuddles, with their oxytocin levels and blood pressure checked on a regular basis.
The findings were that those with the highest levels of oxytocin had the lowest blood pressure
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