Lokhu akukusha: ukulala nokuphila okunempilo kuyahambisana. Utshwala, izidakamizwa, ugwayi, ukungawuvivinyi umzimba noma ukungadli kahle zonke izici ezibangela ukuwohloka kwekhwalithi yokulala.

Kulula kakhulu, ukulala kahle, kufanele uphile ngendlela enempilo.

Ucwaningo oluningana lubonise lokho ukuzivocavoca umzimba iyasebenza ekwehliseni ukuphazamiseka kokulala kanye nokwelapha ukuqwasha okungapheli. Ukusebenza kahle kuqhathaniswa nokulutha, ngaphandle kwemiphumela engemihle! Ngokocwaningo olwanyatheliswa ngo-2011 futhi olwenziwa phakathi kwabantu abangu-3000 abaneminyaka engu-18 kuya ku-85, ukwenza imizuzu engu-150 yezemidlalo ngesonto (izinga eliphakathi nendawo elisebenza kanzima) kwandisa izinga lokulala ngo-65%.

Ngokumangazayo, abakhuthele kakhulu balala ngokushesha, futhi balale kangcono.

Kodwa-ke, kungcono ukuqeqesha ekuseni, njengoba ukuzivocavoca umzimba kusihlwa kungaba nomthelela ovusa amadlingozi kwabanye abantu. Umdlalo omnene, njengokubhukuda noma ukuhamba, nawo unganciphisa amazinga okukhathazeka; kuyilapho umdlalo oshubile uzokhathala umzimba futhi ukhulule ama-endorphin abe nomphumela ozolisayo. Uma kungenzeka, zilolonge umzimba ngaphandle: ukuchayeka ekukhanyeni kwemvelo kusiza ukulawula isigqi se-circadian, futhi ikakhulukazi isigqi semini/ebusuku.

Ohlangothini lokudla, kufanele siphinde sibheje ngokulinganisela. Ungadli kakhulu ebusuku, noma umnandi kakhulu, ushukela uyisikhuthazi, futhi ugweme utshwala, yizinyathelo eziyisisekelo.