Another survey by Gallup Pakistan evaluates the sleep patterns of Pakistanis.
The results reveal that Pakistanis appear to have good sleep quality.
An impressive 85 per cent of respondents rated their sleep as excellent, while only 15 per cent reported poor sleep or insufficient rest.
Comparatively, in global polls, Pakistanis stand out, with 68 per cent of people worldwide rating their sleep as good and 31 per cent as poor.
Do you sleep well too?
A couple in Georgia found 18 snakes under their bed before going to bed.
Max Wilcher and his wife, Trish, told the media they were about to go to sleep when Trish noticed something moving on the floor under the bed. She got a little closer to see what was moving. A few moments later, her husband saw a snake.
“And then a second later another piece moved,” Wilcher said.
“And I went to my husband: ‘We have snakes’,” Trish said.
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He added that the 18 snakes were found under the bed but they did not want to harm them so they grabbed the snakes with tools and put them in a bag and left them in a nearby creek.
Trish then called wildlife experts to see if there are any more baby snakes.
Now the schools have reopened and kids are back in classes after a break of almost 6 months, some parents may find it a bit challenging to get their children to go to bed a little earlier or they might worry if their child is getting enough sleep.
Recently, a chart made by a teacher of America’s Wilson Elementary School has been doing rounds on social media which shows the exact time children should go to bed depending on their age and what time they need to get up in the morning.
For example, it claims a seven-year-old, who needs to be up at 7 am in the morning should go to bed at 08:15 pm, while a 10-year-old getting up at 6:30 am should be in bed by 08:30pm.
New Year parties are not for everyone. And if you’re one who would rather chill at home and not get out tonight, here are five things that will make this New Year’s Eve memorable… or at least, less boring.
1. Binge-watch that Show/Drama You’ve Been Meaning To Watch
The second season of You has been released by Netflix and is not to be missed. If you haven’t seen the first season, even better. Watch the first to get hooked to the second.
If Netflix isn’t your thing, watch the much-talked-about Meray Paas Tum Ho on ARY Digital’s YouTube. Will take you a few hours (or more) to catch up, but like the rest, you’ll be hooked.
2. Order In
The joy of having good food is unmatched even if you’re celebrating New Year alone. Order early so the food gets delivered on time (there are delays because many have the same idea as you). Karachi’s Famous Os pizza is a good choice for New Years Eve or Adobo (takeaway is fast and quick).
Lahoris, try the pizza from Italian Express. It’s homey and great comfort food.
3. Organize Family Game Night
Your family’s your best-friend? Call them all over and have game night. Charades and Taboo are two games that are great family fun. Taboo is available at many toy stores. Or make the parents happy and play some old school Tambola.
4. Sleep In
The joy of this. You might feel bad because you might be the only one not updating your Instagram stories, but nothing beats a good night’s sleep.
5. Plan a Photoshoot
Get dressed, get the kids ready and take a bunch of beautiful shots. Check out the landscape and portrait modes on your phone and get ready to have picture perfect memories of the last day of 2019, and the decade.
A US woman swallowed
her engagement ring in sleep while she was having a nightmare and had to
undergo surgery to retrieve it.
Jenna Evans, 29, had a scary dream in which she and her
fiancée were on a train and are attacked by some bad guys. She dreams that she
removed her ring and swallowed it so that the attackers do not take it away.
When Evans woke up next
morning she was shocked to see her ring missing and realized that she had
actually swallowed the ring in her sleep. The couple went to hospital where an
X-ray showed the 2.4-carat ring in Evans stomach.
The worst news came
when the woman was asked to sign release forms
in case of her death while undergoing surgery to remove the ring.
“Then I cried a
lot because I would be so mad if I died. I waited a long time for that damn
engagement ring and I will marry Bobby Howell,” BBC was quoted as
saying Evans. Luckily, the surgery went well, and she later shared her
experience in a Facebook post which went viral.
“I was really happy because I don’t know if I can look at
it and appreciate it in the same way,” Evan said.
We’ve all grown up with the knowledge that eight hours of sleep is very important for our bodies in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But taking a nap, or wanting to sleep in the middle of the day is also completely normal.
Sleep experts have claimed that our bodies are programmed to doze off at various times of the day making it okay to take a short nap when you feel like it.
According to a UK-based sleep physician, Dr David Cunnington, the idea of getting eight hours of sleep comes from the Labour moment in the UK in the early 19th century. The slogan, ‘Eight hours’ labour, eight hours’ recreation, eight hours’ rest’, coined by labour rights activist Robert Owen in 1817 became the goal in western society.
This rule however, limits people to only sleep for eight hours at night.
“We criticise millennials for being lazy but many of them are moving toward that freelancer way of living rather than salary working,” Dr Cunnington said, adding “And that means they can allocate time across their day for work, play and sleep and therefore be more productive in whatever role they have.”
While there are some places in Southern Europe where they sleep twice a day, most industries and countries follow the eight-hour margin.
We are designed to sleep in cycles of 60 minutes to 120 minutes before coming up to surface. As you age, the amount of sleep you actually require decreases. Working adults should be sleeping an average of 7-9 hours.