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Insomnia, sleep disorders and poor sleep quality are a serious threat to well-being and daily functioning. They cause a lot of negative effects, such as:

Mood swings, irritability, loss of concentration, problems with remembering.

Increased risk of psychosis and anxiety disorders.

An increased risk of cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive diseases.

Increased risk of peptic ulcer disease, reflux, chronic head, back and neck pain.

An increased risk of hypertension.

Fourfold increased risk of depression.

An increased risk of having a heart attack.

Increased risk of accidents on the road or in the workplace (somnolence is the cause of 50% of work-related accidents and 45% of road accidents).

Reduced immunity and increased susceptibility to infection.

Twice the number of hospitalizations.

How much sleep do we need?

Most of us need around 8 hours of good-quality sleep a night to function properly – but some need more and some less. What matters is that you find out how much sleep you need and then try to achieve it.

As a general rule, if you wake up tired and spend the day longing for a chance to have a nap, it's likely that you're not getting enough sleep.

A variety of factors can cause poor sleep, including health conditions such as sleep apnoea. But in most cases, it's due to bad sleeping habits.

Find out the common medical causes of fatigue.

Sleep boosts immunity

If you seem to catch every cold and flu that's going around, your bedtime could be to blame. Prolonged lack of sleep can disrupt your immune system, so you're less able to fend off bugs

How to catch up on lost sleep

If you don't get enough sleep, there's only one way to compensate – getting more sleep.

It won't happen with a single early night. If you've had months of restricted sleep, you'll have built up a significant sleep debt, so expect recovery to take several weeks.

Starting on a weekend, try to add on an extra hour or 2 of sleep a night. The way to do this is to go to bed when you're tired, and allow your body to wake you in the morning (no alarm clocks allowed!).

Expect to sleep for upwards of 10 hours a night at first. After a while, the amount of time you sleep will gradually decrease to a normal level.

Don't rely on caffeine or energy drinks as a short-term pick-me-up. They may boost your energy and concentration temporarily, but can disrupt your sleep patterns even further in the long term.