Sleep means placing the head on a pillow, go into sleep and wakes up the next morning with the strength to perform all tasks. But many of the teenagers have problems falling asleep, some have chronic insomnia. Prevention is key to not becoming a health problem. Insomnia is known as an alteration in the normal resting cycle, which translates into no sleep.

The first symptoms develop between adolescence and adulthood. It is estimated that 10% of young people between 16 and 25 years have all the symptoms of insomnia, and was diagnosed after spending at least a year struggling to sleep each night. Importantly, without an overnight stay night involves not have insomnia, because the problem arises when this is repeated many times.

In principle the exact reasons are unknown who have to spend many sleepless nights on, may be genetic factors (paternal inheritance) and environmental (stress, poor diet, irregular bedtime), scientists have also identified two interesting aspects: chronotype and hyperactivation, characterized by an excessive state of physiological arousal and emotional.

At night, insomnia symptoms involve difficulty falling or staying asleep, have the feel of a restless sleep or waking up early without being able to quickly back to sleep. However, sleep is not all. Young people with insomnia suffer from daytime fatigue, a sensation of physical or mental fatigue but no tendency to fall asleep.

Some of the tips to solve insomnia, without having to take drugs is to establish routines and schedules, getting exercise during the day, sports, decorating a room with an optimal sleeping environment (temperature, light and noise, as appropriate), to avoid stimulating foods such as coffee during the last hours of the day, accustomed to doing yoga routines relaxing with a drink a glass of warm milk before bedtime.

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