A sleepless night, it's dangerous?

The answer is no, especially when you're young and healthy. Especially when the nights are beautiful sunrises and peaceful. Finally, especially when the onion soup is good and the party was memorable. Still, one can avoid some pitfalls to keep only the best of a sleepless night. It's all about common sense.

What are the risks of a sleepless night?

It does not matter much if you only have two steps to get a bed, but that's another story on the road when driving.

Now everyone is down vigilance, especially around 3 o'clock in the morning. This is not the time to drive, otherwise your reaction time double, with dramatic consequences this may have. Drowsiness multiplies by 5.6 the risk of accidents between 2 and 5 am. Also, if there is an accident, it may be much more serious: the night is responsible for 37% of serious injuries and 45% of deaths, for a circulation estimated at 10%.

An increase in certain medical

Asthmatics should avoid smoky places because the caliber of their airways tends to shrink between 21 am and 5 am. So it's not worth to add, under penalty of asthma (a good reason to remember your medication). Those who have a history of heart should not force the dance floor, especially in the early morning: six o'clock, their blood goes up; their blood viscosity increases, resulting in an increased risk of heart attack, this time.

Impaired concentration the next day

Password again if you did not have other programs that the relaxation. But if your schedule is loaded or worse, if you must remember something important, for example when approaching a review session to catch up, forget any idea of ​​a sleepless night the night before but also days before! For not sleep at night exposes you to impaired concentration and memory. If you extend the experience, you may even shift your entire body because for that melatonin - a hormone that synchronizes all the functions of the body - is normally secreted, you have to sleep at night and on a regular basis. Or melatonin also affects your mood: it only needs you to go vacation in a foul mood!

The best way to escape

During the sleepless night remember to drink more water. Do not drink alcohol - or alternate with soft drinks and avoid mixtures - for his misdeeds are superadded to fatigue. Plan to sleep there, but certainly not to drive while you are exhausted. Beware of false friends like beverages high in caffeine and cigarette at the time, they give you the illusion of being in shape, but in reality, your reflexes do not follow.

The day after a sleepless night-time

Do not prolong your night until mid-afternoon because your internal biological clock would be too disturbed. It is best to get up in the morning and the same as usual, if you are in the morning (that is to say, to bed early - up early), even take a short nap and to bed early in the evening!

In anticipation of a loved one back

You may be eager to enjoy to the end of your holiday, but if you played the night birds, may you take more than a night's sleep to get over it. This is especially important that your business apart from all your holiday needs vigilance, such as driving a vehicle or craft, work on a machine is not without risk, etc.. In this case, a few days at the usual rate, before the real recovery will not be too ... And you can always take advantage of this quieter interlude to sort your photos!