Sleep better without resorting to drugs: Little and bad in Spain, we are world leaders in Somniferous consumption

Sleep better without resort to drugs: Spain falls little and poorly asleep, we are world leaders in Somniferous consumptionspecialists in Sleeping medicine They have made the first pyramid that organizes daily habits at four levels with the aim Determining routines that help to sleep more And Better without immediately resorting to sleepy in the leading country in the consumption of tranquilizers.

Currently, 43 %of Spaniards present symptoms of insomnia and, in the last 20 years the most serious form, the chronic form, up to 15 %. «Sleeping no longer means sleeping, but sometimes this means sleeping better. The quality and quantity must be provided, ”said Lorenzo Armenteros, a member of the Mental Health Working Group.

This structured guide could benefit up to 50 % of the Spanish population that suffers from sleep changes

Between 4 and 5 million people suffer from a serious sleep change in SpainWhile around 12 million people wake up every morning with a feeling of fatigue, without having had a repair break. A problem that also affects children and adolescents, whose having to sleep is larger than that of adults.

Up to 25% of the children’s population has no quality dreamThat directly affects your quality of life and your learning ability, at a stage where this aspect is fundamental.

In addition to the daily influence of daily, sleeping has continuously destroying the effects on health, because it increases the risk of mortality, and studies show that can shorten life for up to 2.5 years.

The chronic lack of sleep is related to the development of numerous neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, metabolic and mental disordersAs well as with a greater chance of developing certain types of cancer.

That is why specialists influence that It’s not just about sleeping “more”, but better sleeping, with quality and regular, Adjusting the environment, schedules and Healthy habits in general.

For this reason, the Spanish Society of General and Family Physicians (SEMG)He Spanish patient forum (FEP)He General Council of Psychology in Spain (COP)the Spanish Federation of Sleep Medicine Society (Fesmes) and the Sleeping alliance They have the First quality sleep pyramidA simple educational guide who shows how they should be a balanced sleep hygiene habits.

It is divided into four levels, from the base to the top, and each indicates the group of habits that must be routinely performed throughout the day and night to maintain a quality of quality without having to resort to sleeping pills in the leading country in the consumption of calm down. The initiative can help 50% of the population to sleep betterAccording to the experts’ calculations.

In Spain there is little and bad about ‘our schedules and our culture’, he complained Carlos EgerPresident of Fesmes; He criticizes that, traditionally, the dream has been seen as “lost time”, but “now it has been seen that the time we dedicate to sleep has a direct incidence in survival.”

The member of the Mental Health Care Working Group, Lorenzo ArmenterosHe explained that the dream is “not a passive process”, because the memory and learning are consolidated, the immune system is strengthened and toxins of the brain are cleaned. In that sense, sleeping heavily increases cardiovascular risk, diabetes and contributes to obesity, as warned.

In the psychological aspect, the general secretary of the agent, José TenorioHe has detailed that a bad dream increases stress, anxiety, fatigue, educationalability, the risk of hypnnoseants addictions and hinders concentration and memory. All this implies a loss of quality of life.

In that sense, the sleeping pyramid, as a comparison that is used for eating habits, wants to be a tool to illuminate these problems at four levels. «The day starts when we are going to rest, not when we wake up. But in turn, everything that happens during the day influences our peace, “said Tenorio, who is also a member of the Sleep Alliance.