The three main hormones of youth, beauty and health
Many people underestimate the importance of sleep for the body or simply have a wrong idea about this. It turns out that what matters is not how long we sleep,but when we go to sleep. In other words, going to bed at 1: 00 and waking up at 9: 00 is not good, even though you supposedly slept the recommended 8 hours.
Another important health practice is proper nutrition. This and some other factors affect the state of the three most important hormones for youth and human health. What role they play in our body and how to monitor them, you can find out below.
No matter how banal it may sound, it is sleep that is the key element for preserving youth and beauty for many years to come. At the same time, it is not so important the number of hours that you devote to rest, but the time when you go to bed. Before midnight, between 22 and 23 hours, there is a powerful release of growth hormone and melatonin. And their impact on the physical and mental health of a person is invaluable.
This statement is especially true for growth hormone (somatotropin, STH). Studies have shown that when this substance was administered to the elderly, there was not only an external, but also an internal rejuvenating effect. However, it also has its own "side effects" — there is evidence that somatotropin helps to increase the size of existing tumors.
Growth hormone is located in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and is a hormone of protein structure. It enhances protein synthesis, inhibits its breakdown, has anti-catabolic and anabolic effects, helps to reduce the deposition of subcutaneous fat and accelerate its combustion.
Another important hormone for humans is melatonin, which is often also called the sleep hormone. It has many beneficial effects, including inhibiting the production of the stress hormone cortisol. When a person constantly experiences household or informational stress, the level of cortisol increases markedly, which leads to the gradual destruction of the body and accelerates the aging process.
Melatonin should fight this just the same. Its task is to allow the body to recover at night, your task is not to miss sleep and go to bed on time.
To preserve melatonin, you need to follow some rules. First, avoid artificial lighting (including lighting from gadgets), which is highly susceptible to this hormone. Secondly, eat a sufficient amount of foods rich in tryptophan. It is one of the most important amino acids from which melatonin is formed.
Another important substance that is produced during sleep is the satiety hormone leptin. It sends signals to the brain that indicate that the human body needs energy. If there is enough energy at this moment, the brain perceives this signal as a sign of satiety. In the opposite case, it triggers a searchable eating behavior, in other words, it causes a sense of appetite.
It has been repeatedly proven that every waking hour after midnight leads to overeating the next day, in particular, due to the use of sweet, flour or fast food. This happens as a result of the fact that the production of leptin is disrupted and, accordingly, the sensitivity of the receptors to it decreases in the brain. You may have noticed that after a sleepless night, you have very little control over your appetite the next day. This is the consequence of a violation of the production of leptin.
Now you know that you need to not just sleep for 8 hours, but also go to bed on time-between 22: 00 and 23: 00. So you will get the maximum benefit for the body and a free "tool" for prolonging youth. Make it a habit to go to bed before midnight, avoiding artificial lighting for a few hours before bedtime, and then soon your body will tell you "thank you"!
What time do you go to bed? Do you get the recommended eight hours of sleep?
Keywords: Hormones | Longevity | Healthy eating | Beauty | Youth | Body | Proper nutrition | Sleep