March 17 everything from ... Sleeping!
A day dedicated to sleep presupposes a long siesta from morning to evening, a strike from any activity - whether it is working, studying, playing sports or otherwise - to devote oneself solely and exclusively to the passive idleness, the idleness and the magical power of the bed and of the sofa.
Utopias and feasts of St. Patrick aside, that sleeping is good is nothing new, above all the 9 million Italians who suffer from insomnia know it : let's see why there was a need to invent a World Day of Sleep and a motto " Sleep Soundly, Nurture Life "or" Sleep well to live better ", to remind us.
The importance of good sleep
The goal of the organizing body, or World Sleep Day Committee of World Sleep Society, is to celebrate the well-being resulting from a good sleep and to include important social aspects, such as education, medicine and road safety education.
In fact, many problems could be avoided and discomfort predicted, giving greater prominence and bringing to light disturbances and symptoms connected with sleep.
These, if they become chronic, can in fact lead to more serious pathologies of moodiness, fatigue and concentration deficits, which range from stroke, infarct, obesity, diabetes and even depression, developments that heavily condition daily life.
In this regard, on this page, explanatory videos that can help us understand how prevention is important in this sense too.
Initiatives for the Day of Sleep
> Rome, but not only: the World Association of Sleep Medicine, will open the doors of DorelanBed to offer a real " Sleeping experience ", that is a tailor-made consultation with specialists and experts in rest, complete with "Small guide to the well-being of the sleep
> The Andi Onlus Foundation explains what sleep apnea is - better known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) -, how to identify them and above all why and what a dentist can do to help sufferers
> Milan : the Sonnomedica association proposes to do a test to see if you are at risk in terms of diseases and disorders related to sleep
> Rome : the Assirem association organizes a cognitive journey on sleep and related diseases, setting up an information stand in Rome in Piazza del Popolo . We will talk about insomnia, sleep disorders in children, sleep apnea and driving and work safety, sleep and feeding problems. On the 21st there will even be a concert dedicated to sleep.
Finally, it highlights that universities, schools, associations, libraries and even pharmacies in the various cities of Italy organize meetings and conferences on sleep, to understand how also natural cures, homeopathy, aromatherapy, phytotherapy, but also massages, yoga and "Librotherapy" can help you get out of the nightmare of insomnia.
Just take a look on the internet at the pages of the nearest places. In Pavia, for example, there will be the Mental Health Week, a week dedicated to mental health, for which sleep plays a very important role, complete with a "Smiling face" exhibition, which tells of the psychiatric community of the Torchietto rehabilitation center.
