Everyone likes to relax in bed during winter days. The long nights of winter are known for rest, while people like to stay in bed even during the day to avoid the cold. But it is said that excess of anything is bad...this applies here also. Yes, lying in bed for a long time in winter can make you ill.
Lying in bed may seem comfortable to you, but if seen from a health point of view, it can cause physical to mental problems. Lack of physical activity due to staying in one position for a long time directly affects your metabolism and body clock. The negative impact on metabolism and body clock triggers many problems. In this article, we are going to tell you what kind of physical and mental problems can arise due to lying in bed for a long time.
Back and joint pain problems
The problem of back and joint pain becomes common during winter, one of the main reasons for which can be lying in bed for a long time. Due to lack of physical activity for a long time, the muscles get affected and they become weak and due to the muscles lying still, their tissues get affected. In such cases, there is the problem of pain along with stiffness in the waist and joints.
Heaviness and pain in the head
During winter days, you might have noticed that after waking up after sleeping for a long time, you feel heaviness and pain in the head. Let us tell you that this happens due to the imbalance of the serotonin hormone. Serotonin is called the happy hormone which controls our mood, memory as well as our sleeping and waking patterns. At the same time, when we sleep for too long, it hurts serotonin. Since serotonin is a brain chemical essential for your mental health, any negative impact on it has a direct impact on your brain. In such a situation, the problem of heaviness and pain in the head arises.
Constipation and stomach problems
Lying in bed for too long affects your metabolism and affects your digestive system. In such a situation, sleeping too much can cause constipation and other stomach-related problems.
Sugar and cholesterol problem
When your physical activity decreases due to excess sleep, it increases the risk of increasing sugar and cholesterol levels in the body.
Depression problem
The problem of depression is also seen due to sleeping in bed for a long time. Sleep cycle disturbances directly affect your mental health. On one hand, your daily routine is affected due to excess sleep and the stress arising from it hurts your mental health. At the same time, due to excess sleep, hormonal imbalance increases in the body, which increases the risk of mental depression.
Negative impact on fertility
Sleeping for too long also hurts women's fertility. Research shows that sleeping too long can affect fertility due to the negative impact it has on the body clock and hormones. Therefore, gynecologists advise women planning to have a child to first maintain a regular daily routine.
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