Sleeping before breakfast is common during Ramadan (Mohamed Abed/AFP)
Lots of daily habits change over the course of the day RAMADAN monthSome people stay up late, sleep longer during the day, and some find it difficult Change their daily routine Because of working conditions or education, but they are forced to stay up during the night of Ramadan, which affects them during the day.
is considered to get enough sleep It is necessary to maintain health, especially during fasting, but many social activities coincide with the holy month that may affect the number of hours of sleep, which has repercussions on the biological clock.
And human development specialist Pierre Claas confirms that “sleep in the month of Ramadan is very important, and the fasting person should take any opportunity to sleep,” explaining to “Al-Araby Al-Jadeed” that “getting enough sleep helps focus, and I always advise the need to sleep before breakfast, so that Even for 20 minutes. It may be difficult to fall asleep early, but 6 to 7 hours of continuous sleep reflects positively on physical and psychological health.”
Klass adds: “There is no specific strategy to urge the fasting person to sleep early, especially since he needs to eat certain amounts of foods and liquids following breakfast, and it is illogical for him to eat breakfast at seven o’clock and go to sleep at nine or ten. The fasting person may strive to train himself to sleep at specific times, and if he tries to sleep at eleven, or at midnight, he must remain asleep until six or seven in the morning.”
If behavioral and social factors influence the ability to get enough sleep during Ramadan, the quality of foods also plays a key role in regulating sleep.
Nutritionist Reem Halabi believes that “foods that contain large amounts of fats or sugars activate blood cells and weaken the ability to sleep in general, and it is preferable to avoid them so that a person can get enough sleep hours during the month of Ramadan, and eating a lot of vegetables Foods rich in fiber help calm the digestive and nervous systems, and allow the individual to enjoy longer hours of sleep, and even sleep quickly.”
How do we fall asleep quickly during Ramadan?
- You should not violate your sleeping time. If you sleep at ten o’clock, you can delay your sleep until eleven o’clock so that you can eat sufficient quantities of food and water, and adhere to that specified hour throughout the month of Ramadan.
- Avoid caffeine and memory-boosting drinks, such as energy drinks, during the night. Caffeine sticks to nerve cells in the brain and speeds up nerve cell activity, which leads to feelings of insomnia and anxiety.
- Turn off the lights in the house, as a relatively dark atmosphere helps a person enter the stage of sleep, and dark, quiet spaces are ideal for continuing to sleep, and it is advised to avoid using electronic devices before bedtime, as the blue light from screens can reduce the quality of sleep.
- Avoid foods that contain large amounts of sugars, because they stimulate the nervous system, and people whose diet contains a high percentage of sugar will sleep less deeply.
