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Allergies and Sleep - how are they related?

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Sleep is vital for everyone and plays an impactful role in determining our physical and mental health. Sleep deprivation can alter our immune function. On the contrary, getting good sleep facilitates speedy recovery from illness or injury. When we sleep, our bodies secret melatonin, which enhances our immune response and growth hormone resulting in healing. Asthma and allergies are chronic conditions which can affect your sleep if not treated properly. Allergens enter your nose and irritate your nasal passages, thus triggering uncomfortable symptoms like nasal congestion, sneezing, running nose, and watery eyes. These symptoms then impact your ability to breathe, which worsens while sleeping. As a result, people with allergies often experience insomnia which increases the chances of daytime sleepiness. Also, lack of sleep can make you feel tired and grumpy the next day. Tiredness can impair your performance at work, which, in turn, heightens anxiety and stress response, ultimately ma

Better Sleep - Better Sex Life

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The journey to great sex life starts in bed. Wait. Don’t get too excited already. We mean sleep. A healthy sex life boosts multiple aspects of our physical and emotional health. It plays a crucial role in enhancing everything from mood to heart health. Sleep and sex are interrelated and involve both your mind and body. Countless studies have concluded that sexual activity causes the body to release extra oxytocin, also called the love hormone. This hormone helps people feel connected. Our body also secretes more prolactin, another feel-good hormone, in response to sexual activity. After sex, these hormones make men and women feel relaxed and sleepy. Sex also decreases circulating cortisol, a stress hormone in the blood. And not just that, women experience elevated estrogen levels after sex. Extra estrogen can help them get deep sleep. This factor makes understanding the relationship between sleep and sexual issues a necessity. Many women struggle with sexual dysfunction, whic

How does lack of sleep affect productivity?

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Tiredness can have a severe impact on all aspects of your life. Whether you are a student, an entrepreneur, or an employee, a person has to be efficient to reach their goals. Thus, being productive or proactive is vital in determining how well we do in life. It is no secret that sleep is an essential function that allows our body and mind to recharge and helps us feel rejuvenated. Indian employees work for at least 8 hours daily, along with some extra hours commuting from their home to work and vice versa. Unfortunately, more work results in less sleep. It is needless to say that sleep deprivation hampers productivity resulting in poor performance. When feeling drowsy, a person takes a lot of mental energy trying to stay awake. This energy drain makes it difficult for people to stay focused on tasks that require concentration. If this cycle continues, it will impact your job performance, career progression, and overall job satisfaction. Many studies conclude that reducing your slee

Sleeping Tips for the Summer Season

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 Record temperatures, hot winds, inability to step outdoors, summer is finally here, and believe it or not, impacts our sleep. Climate change makes the seasonal changes more intense and demanding on our body, making sleeping, resting or doing anything a challenging task. Also, extreme heat turns every physical activity into a challenge. Therefore, our health should always be a priority. Our body needs a cooler temperature while sleeping, and the climate during summer is cruel with the heat makes it difficult to sleep. If you are also finding it difficult to sleep peacefully, these tips can help you sleep comfortably. Maintain a sleep schedule.   Be it any season, the body needs a fixed sleep schedule, and while we might like to sleep during the day with an AC on till the heat subsides, it can impact your sleep schedule and body clock. Human bodies need consistent and non-disruptive sleep, and our metabolism works efficiently and even regulates the body's energy expendit