According to science, women need to sleep more than men. And do you know why? Because their brain works harder during the day!
Scientists have been questioning and investigating the difference between women’s and men’s brain. It turns out that women have way more complex brains than men, meaning they need more rest and sleep.
In fact, when women lack sleep, they cannot focus on their daily duties and develop feelings of depression, anger and hostility. Men: not so much. For a woman to do her chores properly (and there are a lot of those), she needs her sleep and her rest. This is because her brain needs to repair and recover from everything that has been used for during the day.
To be real, women do have waaay more tasks during the day: they need to wake the kids up, give them breakfast, prepare them for school, drop them at school, go to work, work for 8-10 hours, take the kids from school, go home, prepare lunch, wash the dishes, do the laundry, put the kids to bed and… finally sleep. This is the most common scenario (God bless those husbands that participate in these tasks). In a nutshell, women are multitasking all day, every day. That’s why their sleep is essential for the wellbeing of the whole family.
So, it is scientifically proven that women need to sleep more than 8 hours. Although 7 would be sufficient, scientists recommend 8 hours sleep. Due to the complexity of women’s brains, the recovery should be longer than men’s. It is also worth mentioning that some men who have pretty difficult, decision-making jobs, and work overtime, should also get a nice, long night sleep.
Women need to sleep more than men – how to improve their sleep?
Not only the length, but the quality of women’s sleep also counts. Some women sleep 8 hours but their sleep is disturbed by the baby’s crying or nightmares caused by overthinking and stress before going to sleep. That’s why they also need to improve their sleep quality. Wanna know how?
Avoid foods which are stimulating
Certain foods and drinks contain stimulants, something you need to avoid completely if you’re trying to improve your sleep. These stimulants are theobromine in cacao (so forget chocolate and chocolate cookies and cakes), caffeine in coffee, and sugar. These are the main causes for insomnia, nightmares and bad sleep quality.
Yoga
Doing yoga before going to sleep will give you two health benefits. One, you’ll stretch your body and do some workout. Two, you’ll relax and you’ll sleep like a baby. Try some relaxing poses and you’ll feel the difference.
Meditate
Meditation is the best thing you could afford for your own good. Women, before going to sleep, turn their brain on instead of off and think about the day they just spent and about tomorrow’s obligations. That is why to meditate would be the perfect solution. The brain will turn off, you’ll be in a relaxed state and you’ll enjoy your sleep more than ever.
Sleep pattern
You should plan a sleep pattern. Including all of the previously mentioned techniques for better sleep, make a plan what to do when. For example, make sure that you do some yoga around 10, then meditate for some time, then go to sleep around 11. In the meantime, make sure you have melatonin on your night table. 1-3 mg are so helpful if you take them around this time, an hour before going to sleep.
So, make your plan and sweet dreams, ladies!