Factors such as stress or anxiety can prevent people from falling asleep easily. But with this tip from a video from the Chinese social network, falling asleep will no longer be a problem.
Many people find it difficult to reconcile dream quickly and it can take hours to achieve it. Luckily, this trick of TikTok makes anyone who does it fall asleep less than two minutesyes, as if by magic.
It’s about a military methodpopularized by the army of USA and documented in the book of Lloyd Bud Winter (1981): Relax and Win: Championship Performance.
The TikTok hack to fall asleep quickly and easily
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Applying this military method results in the person being able to fall asleep in just ten seconds, with a maximum limit of two minutes. Viralized in TikTok and shared by the account @doctorjessthe technique consists of:
- Relax the entire faceincluding all the muscles and the tongue, from the jaw to the inside of the mouth.
- Drop your shoulders to release any tension and allow the hands to fall to the sides of the body.
- Exhale, relax your chest and focus on the breathing. Also allowing the legs, thighs and calves to relax in the process, letting gravity pull them down naturally.
- Clear your mind for ten seconds, imagining a relaxing scene. If this doesn’t work, try saying the words “don’t think” over and over again for 10 seconds.
It is important that this method be practiced daily to experience its full effects. The technique was designed to help soldiers to fall asleep quickly in any situation to avoid negative effects due to poor rest and to minimize the risk of errors made at work.
Why it is important to sleep at least 8 hours a day
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Getting enough sleep, generally at least seven or eight hours a day for adults, is essential for maintaining health and the welfare. Some reasons why it is essential to rest well are:
- Restoration and repair of the body: during sleep, the body performs important functions of cell repair and regeneration. Protein synthesis occurs, the immune system is strengthened and tissues are restored.
- Cognitive function: the dream is essential for the cognitive performance. During the phases of dreammemory is consolidated and the day’s experiences are processed.
- Mental health: the lack of dream was related to problems of mental healthas the anxiety and the depression.
- Hormonal balance: the dream influences the regulation of various hormones, including those related to the stress (cortisol) and appetite (leptin and ghrelin). Lack of sleep can contribute to hormonal imbalance, negatively affecting health metabolism and weight.
- Physical performance: getting enough sleep is crucial for physical performance and recovery after the exercise.
Source: Ambito
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