Scared up to death? You Betcha.
Anyone who has had a nightmare knows how much your mood can affect.
This is due to the fact that, as the neuroscientist said, Dr. Abidemi Otaiku said: “Our asleep brains cannot distinguish dreams from reality.”
In even more frightening news, Otaiku and his team analyzed the data of more than 183,000 adults from 26 to 86 years and 2,400 children from 8 to 10 years old, and found that adults suffering from weekly nightmares are more than three times more likely to die before hitting 70 than those who do not.
Researchers said that this would make nightmares a stronger predictor of premature death than a poor diet, sedentary lifestyle or smoking.
Say -to anyone who has ever said “was a bad dream” for you.
“Nightmares often wake up to swear, spending breathing and whistling heart, because our struggle or flight response has been triggered,” said Otaiku, a clinical researcher in the Department of Sciences of the Circle of Imperial College London, in a statement.
“This stress reaction can be even more intense than anything we experience as we wake up.”
The researchers evaluated the biological aging of participants due to the duration of their telomeres: the tiny caps at the ends of chromosomes that are shot as they grow old and are linked to diseases such as cancer, heart problems and other chronic conditions.
Those who experienced nightly fears had more shorter telomers (showing signs of accelerated biological aging) and a 40% increase in the possibility of kicking the bucket too early.
Researchers believe that this can be due to increased stress and sleep alterations, which contribute to mortality, caused by bad dreams.
“Nightmares lead to prolonged elevations of cortisol, a hormone of stress closely related to faster cell aging. For those who often experience nightmares, this accumulated stress can significantly affect the aging process,” he recently presented his research at the annual meeting of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN).
“In addition, nightmares disrupt sleep quality and duration, affecting the cellular restoration and repair of the night during the night of the body. The combined effects of chronic stress and disturbed sleep probably contribute to the accelerated aging of our cells and bodies.”
Even the monthly nightmares resulted in an increase in the risk of an early grave, although the weekly seemed to be the true clogan key.
The only silver coating is that nightmares apparently do not discriminate, as the same findings are maintained when controlling age, sex, ethnicity or general mental health were controlled.
The study points to the idea that nightmares are not something that, as a society, we should be so fast to erase.
“Given the common and modifiable nightmares, they need to take much more seriously as a concern for public health,” said Otaiku.
“The good news is that nightmares can be prevented and treated. Simple measures such as avoiding fear films, maintaining good sleep hygiene, managing stress and looking for anxiety treatment or depression can be effective.”
In addition to their suggestions to stay smoothly, experts recommend maintaining a constant sleep schedule, posting your concerns, avoiding stimulants such as alcohol and caffeine and creating a relaxing routine to go to bed.
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