Mouka Advocates Good Sleep

Mouka Limited, a leading foam manufacturer, has urged Nigerians to be sleeping well to enhance a healthy living. Top management staff of the company spoke recently when they joined the rest of the world in marking the 2017 World Sleep Day celebration themed; “Sleep Soundly, Nurture Life”. The 2017 World Sleep Day (WSD) celebration is in furtherance of the global campaign to encourage good sleep which is very important to healthy living. A consultant Physician at the National Post Graduate Medical College of Nigeria, Dr. Adegbaju Adebowale, who spoke at the event, warned that sleep and depression could become the No1 killer in the nearest future. The expert stated that scientific findings show that sleep is a performance enhancer, while depression is the opposite. He said sleep is a normal and essential part of life, and that the body requires sleep to regulate and rejuvenate. He listed some of the impediments to good sleep, adding that good sleepers take fewer calories, and that sleep improves concentration and productivity, thus lowering risk of heart disease and stroke. He went on to say that good sleep lowers risk of depression, while it improves immune function. He also said that very soon depression will be the number one killer in the nearest future. He listed sleep disorders to include hypersomnia, excess sleep, circadian rhythm-sleep-wake disorder, parasomnia and some sleep movement disorders.