Will lack of sleep make you stupid?

Nowadays, many people do not have good self-discipline and often play all night or stay up late, resulting in severe lack of sleep. Some even do not sleep at night and feel sleepy during the day. Especially for some teenagers, if they do not keep a regular schedule, it will not only affect their physical development, but also lead to some diseases. Some people even always say that lack of sleep will make them stupid, so will lack of sleep make them stupid? Let’s take a look together!

According to general belief, sleep is the main way to eliminate brain fatigue. If you lack sleep for a long time or your sleep quality is too poor, it will seriously affect the function of your brain, and even a very smart person will become confused. Many people suffer from diseases such as neurasthenia, which are often caused by severe lack of sleep. In short, more than one-third of a person's life is spent sleeping. Good sleep can regulate physiological functions and maintain the balance of the nervous system, which is an important part of life. If you don’t get enough sleep, you will feel dizzy and weak all over the next day. Sleep is closely related to healthy work and study.

As people's pace of life generally accelerates, lack of sleep has become a common phenomenon among today's urbanites. Experts warn that lack of sleep is very harmful to your health and should not be ignored.

The harm of insufficient sleep is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1. Affects the brain's creative thinking: In order for the human brain to think clearly and react quickly, it must have sufficient sleep. If it lacks sleep for a long time, the brain will not get enough rest, which will affect the brain's creative thinking and ability to handle things.

2. Impact on skin health: Lack of sleep can cause congestion of skin capillaries and obstructed circulation, making it impossible for skin cells to get adequate nutrition, thus affecting skin metabolism, accelerating skin aging, making the skin appear dull and pale, and prone to wrinkles.

3. Leading to disease: Regular lack of sleep will make people feel anxious and worried, and reduce immunity, which will lead to various diseases, such as neurasthenia, colds, gastrointestinal diseases, etc.

A Swedish medical researcher found that lack of sleep can also cause increased blood cholesterol levels, increasing the risk of heart disease.

An Australian research institute suggested that most of the cell division in the human body occurs during sleep. Insufficient sleep or sleep disorders will affect the normal division of cells, which may cause mutations in cancer cells and lead to the occurrence of cancer.

Lack of sleep is extremely harmful to the human body. If you lack sleep for a long time, it can easily lead to neurasthenia, affect the brain's creative thinking, accelerate skin aging, and easily cause wrinkles. Especially for some women who love beauty, they must be careful not to stay up late. It is important to ensure adequate sleep.