What are the dangers of sleeping for a long time?

Modern young people are under great pressure from work and life, so they like to sleep in during holidays. It is normal to pay attention to rest because of physical fatigue, but sleeping too much can also harm a person's health. So what are the dangers of sleeping for a long time? Let’s take a closer look at it. Because people’s sleep time is regular, if you can have a good rest pattern every day, the body will prevent some problems, so it is recommended that everyone pay attention to it.

Sleeping in will disrupt your biological clock rhythm

The normal endocrine system and activities of various organs in the human body follow a certain diurnal pattern. This biological law regulates various human physiological activities, making people energetic during the day and sleep well at night. If you have a regular life during normal times but sleep in during the holidays, it will disrupt your body's biological clock rhythm and cause abnormalities in your endocrine hormones. If you do this for a long time, you will feel listless and depressed.

Sleeping in can affect gastrointestinal function

Breakfast is usually eaten around 7 o'clock, when the food from dinner has been basically digested and the stomach and intestines will contract due to hunger. People who like to sleep in would rather be hungry than get up early to eat breakfast. Over time, they are prone to chronic gastritis, ulcers, etc., and are also prone to indigestion.

Sleeping in can affect muscle excitability

After a night's rest, muscles are more relaxed in the morning. Getting up and moving around immediately after waking up can enhance blood circulation in the muscles and increase blood supply, which is beneficial to the thickening of muscle fibers. People who stay in bed too long have their muscle tissue in a relaxed state for a long time, their muscle repair is poor, and metabolites are not eliminated in time. After getting up, they will feel sore and weak legs and discomfort in the waist.

Often sleeping in can also affect their memory and reduce their learning efficiency

Therefore, "getting up at dawn" is a good habit of life. Even on holidays, we should maintain a normal life routine, go to bed on time, and get up on time.

Sleeping in for long weekends can lead to "weekend headaches"

Sudden changes in sleep habits can have a severe impact on the hypothalamus in the brain, which is responsible for hormone balance, leading to hormone imbalance and causing headaches. Moreover, sleeping in will cause you to miss breakfast, which may cause eating disorders.

The above content is about the dangers of long-term sleep. It is correct to pay attention to rest at ordinary times, but if the sleep time is too long, the tired body will not get rest. The brain will not be able to bear such sleep, causing headaches, memory loss, loss of appetite, and affecting a person's normal endocrine system. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone should have regular rest.