Doctors said the effect of alcohol on the body if drink it before bedtime.
It turns out that alcohol interferes with the normal functioning of sleep homeostasis, the intrinsic mechanism of the brain that regulates sleep, which eventually leads to insomnia.
Some people, in order to relax or as soon as possible to sleep, particularly insomnia, are taking a small dose of alcohol, believing that it can help to solve such problems. As shown by the research of American scientists, about 20% of all American adults regularly take alcohol in order to combat insomnia.
As shown by the results of new work in the study of sleep disorders, despite the fact that alcohol causes drowsiness, it can also lead to insomnia and even more problems with falling asleep. Researchers cite startling figures: in the USA the social costs associated with alcohol sleep disorder, exceed $ 18 billion.
It turns out that alcohol interferes with the normal functioning of sleep homeostasis, the intrinsic mechanism of the brain that regulates sleep, which eventually leads to insomnia.
Scientists studied the effects of alcohol on sleep for more than 5 years and came to the conclusion that drinking it regularly, even in small quantities, leads to sleep disorders.
Sleep homeostasis is a kind of “indicator” which ensures that people times per day in a certain time asleep, letting the mind relax. As the “controller” acts as adenosine, a chemical that is formed naturally in the cells. When the level of adenosine increases, then man wants to sleep, falls man does not think about sleep.
The system to function smoothly, then you need to follow the correct mode of the day, and people have to go to bed and Wake up at the same time. Alcohol causes an artificial increase in the level of adenosine, and there is a shift of the homeostasis of sleep. Also do not forget that alcohol is a strong diuretic, which at night makes us Wake up.
