reasons NOT to sleep late..
Thursday, October 23, 2008
As students (gahut students, for that matter), we usually study or cram until the wee hours in the morning. Then we end up sleeping for...three or four hours max?! Well, how's that for "sleep"? So when we wake up we feel dissatisfied, empty, even unhappy sometimes. We also tend to doze off during classes when we are at school. So, here's the deal:
Did you know that lack of sleep damages your liver?
A good rest from those backbreaking activities and a sound sleep are very important factors for wellness. If you don't sleep well, the toxins in your body might accumulate, affecting your health and your mood.
The main causes of liver damage are:
1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring and artificial sweeteners.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming overly done foods also add to the burden of liver. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.
(and I wonder why alcohol isn't included. Hmmm...)
We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our body to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to "schedule". Because...
Evening at 9 - 11pm : is the time for eliminating unnecessary/ toxic chemicals (detoxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a person is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or doing homework, this will have a negative impact on his/her health.
Evening at 11pm - 1am : is the detoxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 1 - 3am : is the detoxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 3 - 5am : is the detoxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the detoxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.
Morning 5 - 7am : detoxification in the colon. you should empty your bowel.
Morning 7 - 9am : Absorption of nutrients in the small intestine. You should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip breakfast should change their habits. It is still better to eat breakfast late until 9 -10am rather than no meal at all. Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood.
Therefore, have a good sleep and don't sleep late!Labels: liver, liver damage
Saturday, October 18, 2008
a time to...
*sleep all day.
*surf all night. =D
*forget the previous semester's hang-ups.
*forget everything school-related.
*dance to the music.
*savour this temporary moment of bliss.
Have a Happy Sembreak!
