What Does Your Body Do When You Sleep?

Sleep is restful. Or is it? One of the main things for the well-being of your body is to get at least 8 hours of sleep every day. When you are in a deep sleep, your body will repair itself as well as renew its energy to its former levels so that you can face the new day in the best physical and mental condition.

However, many people are unaware that some very interesting things happen at night  that have a significant impact on a person’s health and quality of life. The end of sleep is finally quite lively.

If you’ve thought that your body just seems to stop its activities and processes when you rest, you’re very wrong. While you may not always be aware of these things, your body is synchronized at night and busy performing certain rather strange tasks.

So this time, we tell you about all the surprising things that happen in your body while you sleep. Keep reading as you will surely be surprised at what sleeping really is!

1. Eye movement increases

Man goes through 5 stages in his sleep, and the Fifth of these is the stage of the deepest sleep. It is known as the REM phase (Rapid Eye Movement) and involves continuous eye movement from front to back. However, you will not remember this movement when you wake up.

Generally, this stage of sleep is reached about 90 minutes after sleep falls, and accounts for about  20% of a person’s total sleep during the night. No one can explain this phenomenon, but it is believed to be due to the acceleration of neurons.

2. You produce growth hormone

One of the reasons why good sleep and sleep is so important is that at night your body secretes hormones like growth hormone. It is needed for tissue regeneration and bone and muscle regeneration. In addition to this, growth hormone is vital for children’s health.

Human growth hormone is also responsible for keeping your blood sugar low enough and regulating your metabolism.

3. Kidney function slows down

During the day, your kidneys work hard to filter out toxic substances from your blood as well as produce urine.

During the night, however, their activity slows down, and  you produce less urine than during the day. This explains why you don’t feel the need to go to the bathroom as often at night, and in the morning you find your urine darker than usual.

4. You grit your teeth

This slightly more unusual phenomenon is due to, for example, stress or the fact that your teeth are not in the right line.

Dentists call this problem bruxism, which can sometimes cause jaw pain and other consequences.

It is important that you see a doctor if you grit your teeth, as this can affect the health of your teeth over time. It may also be associated with, for example, cavities in the teeth.

5. Sudden movements

This must have happened sometimes to you too:  you’re just falling asleep when you suddenly feel like you’re jumping or doing some powerful movement.

This happens very often and there is nothing to worry about. It’s about your brain preparing for the transition it takes to get to sleep, and sometimes this is misinterpreted as falling.

This phenomenon is technically known as a hypnotic pulse, and  it only happens when you are asleep.

6. The brain leaves aside everything they don’t need

Your brain accumulates a lot of information during the day, and at night your brain then prepares to get rid of what they don’t need.

This is your body’s natural way to cleanse the central nervous system, and it also works as a way to get rid of extracellular proteins, excess fluid, and metabolic waste, as well as any secondary tissue.

7. Sleep paralysis

Almost everyone experiences this at some point in their lives, and some more often than others. Sleep paralysis occurs when you are in the deepest phase of sleep and involves a  disgusting feeling of immobility while you are aware that you are asleep.

It can be very scary to experience this situation, as it often occurs in nightmares when you are unable to escape or react in some way in your sleep.

Finally, one more thing about sleep:  Did you know that your body also burns calories while you sleep?

All the activities that take place during your sleep require a large amount of energy, and this will help you control your body weight. Thus, poor quality of sleep is one reason that people who do not sleep properly tend to have more problems with obesity or overweight.