Five benefits of “early to bed and early to rise”

Many people yawn all the time and feel listless during the day. They always can't fall asleep at night or habitually stay up late and sleep late, which makes the morning painful! Every morning they struggle not to get up, but have to get up, and on the weekends they sleep soundly. Not only that, the uncomfortable and frustrating sleep problems continue to affect daily mood, work efficiency, and temper. At the same time, a series of "kick the cat effect" events may follow. What should we do? In fact, the popular sayings such as "Early to bed and early to rise, three points of wealth and happiness" and "A day's plan begins in the morning" give good answers.

Sleep 1. "Early to bed and early to rise" brings three points of good fortune

As the saying goes, "A day's plan begins in the morning." Be a diligent "early to bed, early to rise" person. This is a popular term among the people to remind people to work hard and improve efficiency. This efficiency is the connotation of "early to bed, early to rise" to bring three points of wealth. This is also the experience that our ancestors taught later generations: going to bed early and getting up early will bring you three points of good fortune.

Psychological research results have also confirmed that people who go to bed early and get up early have more stable emotions, can solve problems more smoothly, are more cautious in their actions, and their sense of happiness is much stronger than those who are not used to getting up early. One of them is a study from the University of Toronto in Canada. They selected two groups of volunteers, one group consisted of 435 young and middle-aged people aged 17-38, and the other group consisted of 297 middle-aged and elderly people aged 59-79. Both groups filled out a questionnaire about their emotional state, perceived physical health and preferred time of day. The research results found that people who are used to getting up early are more positive in their emotional state, have higher satisfaction with life, and feel that they are healthier than those who like to stay up late or sleep in. Therefore, most people who wake up early say that they are very happy.

The study also believes that the reason why "night owls" have lower happiness than early risers may be because their biological clocks are inconsistent with their social living habits, which can easily cause diseases and thus reduce their satisfaction with life. In order to better improve work efficiency and enhance happiness, researchers recommend that we should develop the good habit of going to bed early and getting up early and persevere.

2. Five benefits of going to bed early and getting up early

Benefit 1: Better temper

The latest survey finds that people who go to bed early and get up early have more stable emotions. A survey of 6,436 people found that people who wake up early have more energy, solve problems more smoothly, act more cautiously, and have more significant work efficiency.

Benefit 2: Happier Mood

Generally speaking, people who go to bed early and get up early have happier psychological feelings than "night owls". Moreover, as people age, the advantages of early to bed and early to get up become more obvious.

Benefit 3: It can improve human immunity

Whether analyzing from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine or from the perspective of Western medicine, the habit of going to bed early and getting up early is good for health. Waking up early can improve the body's immunity, while going to bed late or lack of sleep can deal a serious blow to immunity. Waking up early helps people reduce stress and better plan their day.

Benefit 4: Eating more moderately

Studies have found that night owls eat 248 calories more per day than other people, and they also consume more fast food and less fruits and vegetables than early risers. Going to bed late not only makes people eat more, but also eat later. To avoid obesity, going to bed early and getting up early is a very convenient and healthy way.

Benefit 5: Can maintain weight

Australia once conducted a survey on the relationship between sleep and weight on 2,200 teenagers and found that those who get up late have more than double the risk of obesity, while children who get up early have a lower chance of obesity regardless of how much sleep they get.