I always remember what mother tells us during siesta time. She always say that a child should take a nap after lunch. She often remind us that sleeping will make us taller.
During those times, me and my older sister more often than not head out to our backyard and hook up a hammock. We sleep for almost the entire afternoon.
Old folks have found out that gentle rocking helps you fall asleep. This is the same as our grandparents enjoy swaying of the rocking chair.
No love can be compared to a mother singing lullaby while gently holding a baby in hand.
A slight sway put people into a deeper sleep. The researchers call that finding unexpected, but a million mothers are nodding to themselves – science has validated all that rock-a-bye business.
Having been in a call center industry for almost 8 years has been a challenge to go to bed and rest. Those years were spent mostly in graveyard shift (meaning work shift starts at 9 in the evening and ends in 6 morning the next day).
There were times that you need to put the sunglasses on before riding the cab. I sometimes think that eye bags are my best friends, because they’re not leaving me no matter what happens.
My rest days are also spent on evening. I have to be awake until the break of dawn. I should not be in bed when the moon is shining or else this might change my body clock.
These experience can cause several health issues. One of which is vision gets poorer. This happens because we are not nocturnal organisms. Meaning we are born to be awake and busy during day and sleeping during night.
Another health problem is receding hair line. When we lack evening sleep our testosterone hormone gets into the level where it become toxin and destroys our body chemistry.
Also adding the other toxins that can be triggered because of sleeplessness, this may cause poor judgment, unorganized, being disoriented, etc.
The good thing is that I am now back to normal life. Sleeping 8 to 9 hours during night and enjoying the sunrise.
P.S
This article is intended for kids out there to take care of your body. Avoid staying late and make most of your time sleeping in the evening.
By: Aldrin C. Casitas | T-I | St. Peter of Verona Academy
