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HOW DOES CAFFEINE AFFECT YOUR SLEEP

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  Caffeine is a plant-based substance that can be extracted. Coffee beans, tea leaves, and cocoa beans are all natural sources of caffeine. It can also be made synthetically. Caffeine is a stimulant that increases alertness. “Stimulants” are the term for these medications. Caffeine is an “adenosine receptor antagonist,” which means it inhibits the action of adenosine receptors. Adenosine is a sleep-promoting chemical in your body. Caffeine prevents you from falling asleep by blocking the adenosine receptor. Caffeine has an immediate effect on your body. Within 30 to 60 minutes, it reaches a high level in your blood. It has a three to five-hour half-life. The half-life of a drug is the amount of time it takes your body to eliminate half of it. Caffeine is most commonly found in beverages. Because there are so many differences in caffeinated products, it’s difficult to tell how much caffeine is in a certain drink, especially if it’s a freshly prepared cup of tea or coffee with no lab...

WHY DO WOMEN NEED MORE SLEEP THAN MEN?

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Both men and women require 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night. Despite the fact that both sexes might be kept awake at night by a variety of factors such as personal stress, work commitments, and medical issues, studies reveal that women have more sleep fragmentation and poorer sleep quality than males. According to statistics, women are more likely to nap, and they suffer from sleep deprivation as a result. Women may require more sleep than males for a variety of reasons. Women are 40% more prone than men to suffer from sleeplessness. Women are roughly twice as likely as men to experience anxiety and depression, the conditions that are closely linked to insomnia. Insomniacs have trouble sleeping or staying asleep on a regular basis, and they are sleepy during the day. The role of hormones in women’s sleep is higher than that of men. Hormones are in charge of our sleep-wake cycles. These hormones have an impact on how we feel about ourselves, including how fatigued we are, how al...