What Would Happen if You Only Got 5 Hours of Sleep Per Night – NOT GOOD!
There are huge consequences of not getting enough rest. Discover the top side effects of not enough sleep and how to sleep better.
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0:00 Introduction: What happens when you don’t get enough sleep
1:33 Sleep benefits
1:45 Side effects of a lack of sleep
7:57 Side effects of sleep apnea
9:20 What to do for better sleep
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Let’s talk about what would happen if you went two weeks with less than five hours of sleep each night.
Getting seven to eight hours of sleep is the best way to support a healthy body. But many people aren’t getting enough quality sleep.
There are so many health benefits of sleep. This is when our bodies recover, burn fat, and detoxify the most.
Here are the top side effects of not getting enough sleep:
• Fatigue
• Mood changes
• Poor cognitive function (with memory, focus, concentration)
• Sympathetic hyperactivity
• An increased risk of cardiovascular problems, stroke, and diabetes
• Weight gain
• Fatty liver
• Immune system impairment
• Poor recovery from injury, stress, or exercise
If you have sleep apnea or you're a heavy snorer, you may experience an imbalance of oxygen and CO2, which can cause poor sleep.
Other potential severe side effects of sleep apnea can include:
• Brain atrophy
• Increased risk of cancer, cardiovascular incidents, stroke, and diabetes
There are many different natural things you can try for sleep apnea. Check out my other videos for more information.
What to do if you’re not getting enough sleep:
1. Take a nap
2. Keep you’re room cool (between 60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit) and leave your window open if possible
3. Try to keep the humidity in your room at 50%
4. Turn off all electronics in your room when you’re sleeping
5. Don’t overeat or undereat in the evening, and make sure to consume enough protein
6. Don’t eat too late in the evening
7. As it gets dark, start dimming the lights and avoiding blue light
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Thanks for watching! I hope this helps increase your awareness of the side effects of not sleeping enough. I’ll see you in the next video.
What to do if you’re not getting enough sleep:
1. Take a nap
2. Keep your room cool (between 60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit) and leave your window open if possible
3. Try to keep the humidity in your room at 50%
4. Turn off all electronics in your room when you’re sleeping
5. Don’t overeat or undereat in the evening, and make sure to consume enough protein
6. Don’t eat too late in the evening
7. As it gets dark, start dimming the lights and avoiding blue light
Thank you Dr Berg! 🐱👍
How’s that turning OFF all of your electric devices working out for you??? LOL!
thank you Fidel
@@tovah2276works great shut the wifi tv,TV, cell. No smart devices in the bedroom.
Good to see you again my cat friend 🐈😺
I’ve got a ventilator aimed at my head while I wear plugs. The fan drowns out any noise outside of my room and my earplugs dim the noise of the fan. Even in a crowded city this keeps nuisances from waking me up.
I knew a bloke that only slept 2 to 3 hours a night, which apparently his father did too.
And although I can’t testify to his physical health as an outcome, he was one of the most (if not THE most) intelligent people I’ve ever met. He was a literal genius, and I could never understand how he coped with so little sleep 🤔
Yes, I know a writer/politician who was amazingly intelligent who slept only 3 hours a night.
My Uncle is like this, he is in his late 70s now and is sharp as a knife with no remarkable health problems. One of the lucky few genetic anomalies it seems.
ADHD and bipolar ppl barely sleep too
I sleep about 2-3 hours then toss and turn all night
@@Allintn22I’ve got a similar problem where I sleep for about 4 or 5 hours and then wake up wide awake and can’t sleep again
Thank you, as always, Dr. Berg. Two or three nights a week, I fall aeep around 9, the wake up to pee at 3 AM. At that point, I’m widen awake. If I Don’t get back in bed, and go ahead and do my morning routine, I’ll have pretty steady energy levels throughout the day. However, if I go back to bed and fall back to sleep, I will get maybe two more hours of sleep, but I’ll feel so groggy and cranky for the rest of the day. I’ve been doing keto and OMAD (most days) for about 6 months now. Not sure how that factors in, but before I started living this way, my sleep wasn’t great either.
I was getting up a 3+ times a night to pee- I cut out sugar and alcohol and it was like magic
Try not to drink too much water or liquids close to the time you sleep? Watching that seemed to help me.
You sound just like me! I toss and turn all night and if I lay on my belly, now it’s pee time! Up and down all night.
Getting enough sleep is a real challenge. If I’m lucky, and my name has changed to Erasmus B. Draggin’, I can, sometimes, grab a catnap in the afternoon. Catnaps can be very refreshing.
add some good carbs like sweet potato or potato. your cortisol is probably overproducing due to a lack of carbs
No more greater feeling than a good nights sleep. So important.
Great content. Good quality sleep is important. Thank you, Dr Berg 🙏🏻
Agreed
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@@DrEricBergDC Great information, thank you for your educational videos.
Dr Berg, thank you for this video. Between 2010 and 2015 I had less than 4 hours of sleep per night. I was in an abuse relationship with 2 non-sleeping babies. The stresslevels were non stop sky high. What happened was getting sick all the time, I got vitamine B,D and iron deficiencies and at one point my legs stopped working properly. My heart had a hard time and i got depressed. Ever since 2015 I have been recovering from this. And thanks to your videos and advice I love my life again. I am still stuck at 60% health, but am getting better every day. Now I understand what happened and why it happened. You have saved my life in more than one way. 😊 I know you will continue saving people with your great advice ❤
Just came across your vlog few days ago and now I’m glued to your vedios everytime I have a chance. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and you are the blessing to everybody. May God bless you and your family.
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Abuse relationship with non sleeping babies???😶
@@moniquefacey5760 Amen! 👏🏽
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Around 9 years ago I had around 2 months of 4 to 5 hours of daily sleep and I have suffered a lot from it. I do remember that there was a pain in my chest that comes and go, and I do remember having some hallucinations for the last few days.
Some of the other Dr Berg’s videos /articles on specific sleep issues may help with more data.
Dr. Berg, I get only 5 hours of sleep but during the afternoon I get a few 15-20 minute naps and I live a stress free life. And I feel fine and happy.
I would say add a couple of hours to your sleep, 💤💤💤 evening being the best time. You may think you are fine now, but over the years you might not be.
Insufficient sleep also ages a person. Prematurely.
@@heidimisfeldt5685 i am trying, but rarely am I able to do it. Lately I am eating pistachios before sleep, and it is helping a little.
That’s ok, a lot of people sleep 5 hours including myself. If it’s actual 5 hours of sleep that is and not time in bed. I use a smartwatch to track my sleeping and it helps. The best way to understand how a good sleep works you need to first understand REM sleep cycles. This will change everything you know about sleeping.
You feel fine and happy now….
@@heidimisfeldt5685 , don’t be so doom and gloom!!!
I’m down 38 pounds in the last nine weeks after changing my lifestyle. Ever since then my sleep has been amazing! I usually sleep between 7 to 8 hours a night but I wake up fully refreshed and ready to go. Compared to when I was eating unhealthy, I’d wake up 10 times or more and felt exhausted even after I “slept” 10 hours.
😮thanks for sharing!
I’m 75 years old and I worked for 52 years. I went on 3 to 5 hours sleep 6 days a week for the last 29 years. I woke up at 2:15 am every day. I’m still alive and well now sleeping 7 hrs a night.
Any advice to a 21 year old?
Its all about the rem sleep not the number of hours. 6 hours ia good. Comon. Arnie slept 6 hours.
@@mann8283melatonin and lemon balm ✝️
I stopped sleeping when my husband died Now get 4-5 hours on a good night frequent interruptions . Ive tried everything Would LOVE a solution.
You are one of the rare exceptions
I’ve never slept more than 6 hours per night since I was a kid..10pm-4am and I’m wide awake. I’m now 50. Workout/ train/ lift 6 days a week. Low carb life style, and I feel amazing.
It really is what works for you and your body. I’ve been getting 9 hours of sleep pretty consistently throughout my whole life. I feel great every time I get that much sleep and I look so youthful. I’m turning 39 in January and people think I look like I’m in my mid-20’s. Big believer in sleep can cure all.
I also live by this Initialism: BEARS: Breathing, Exercise, Attitude, Replenish (food/water), Sleep.
Wise words !!
Exactly!! What works for one doesn’t always work for others. So it really is finding what works.
Sleep can’t cure herpes, or stupidity 😅
I’m needing help. I’m 52 yrs old. For the past year I’m only getting 2-4 hours sleep a night and cannot seem to get more sleep. I also have tons of stress from worrying about failing liver diagnosis. Any ideas on how I can improve sleep without drugs?🙏?? Thanks
Same!!!
True story Doc, I worked the graveyard shift for 15 years. Lived on 5-6 hour sleep from Mon-Fri and would stay awake all day Friday to take care of my kids and reset my circadian system to be awake in the day on weekends. A Sunday evening nap before work and it was back to the weekly grind. During a check up a few years later I told my story to a cardiologist, he looked at me and said “You should be dead!” He had apparently tried that shift for two years and wanted to quit being a physician. Thanks for everything you do to keep us informed Doc!
That’s what my hubby does right now!
I’m 50 years old and I’ve always worked night shift. I know we’re not all the same. I function well with 6 hrs but I know people that got to have 12 to function. I’m not spending all my time in bed.
I’m exactly the same, been doing permanent nights for over 20 years. 5 – 6 hrs sleep. No health problems here but everyone’s different. I’m also not overweight so probably that plays a part as well.
You can get shingles from little sleep happened to me when I was 35 working third shift
I am a nurse and have been working the graveyard shift for 7 years, and rarely get more than 6 hours of sleep. This has been an eye opening video.
One of the most comprehensive video from Dr. Berg I’ve ever seen on this “survival” topic of sleep.
Dr. Berg thank- you again for the pearls of wisdom! What is your advice for night owls on the grave yard shift? Also, can you talk about the 4-hour sleep study as it seems like a healthy range some have adopted. My guess is that it’s 4 hours of quality delta sleep ect.. which i hear takes 1 week to adjust to.
Thank you for sharing your opinion.
Since the loss of both my parents inside 3yrs it’s took a toll on my health i have fibromyalgia & took chronic inflammation i also ended up with nafld, you are a legend Dr Berg God bless you from Northern Ireland 🙏🌹❤️☘️
I’m 28 and the past couple of years I’ve been sleeping only 5 hours sometimes 6. I’m glad I saw this video. It’s a reality check for me for sure. I don’t have a problem sleeping. I can lay in bed and within 1-5 minutes I’m already asleep. The problem is me getting into bed to sleep also I’m very addicted on my phone at night just watching educated videos. I need to fix this so I can get more hours of sleep I’ve also noticed my libido has plummeted. I can still get it up but I have no desire to have love….
Ive been experimenting with this. I stopped all exercise in the last 2 weeks. Weighing at night and in the morning. I now get 7 or more hours of sleep per night and feel so much better. I was getting up early to do walking but turns out I really needed that extra hour of sleep.
The nights I get 5 hours sleep or less I weigh more in the morning. Rather then just at the end of the day which is normal.
Thanks for your input.
As someone who only sleeps 5-6 hours per night, I feel great and have always been healthy. I believe it’s quality over quantity that matters. Some studies also suggest that arising around the same time each morning is more important than # hours of sleep
How about havin both quality & quality together?
A saying back when in kid form, rise with the sun or you’re dumb!
I’ve been 5-6 my whole life and I’m almost 40 now.
Anymore sleep than that and I barley function
A quality sleep involve quantity as time is require for your body to enter and complete a full sleep cycle. What more important is when you sleep. Sleeping for 8 hours from 2am is vastly different then 8 hours of sleep from 10pm. Both is 8 hours of sleep… However, one is beneficial to your health while the other will destroy it.
Also, not getting enough hours every nights will never be healthy. Just because your body is used to it and you’re awake and functioning after only 5 hours of sleep doesn’t mean you’re healthy. You’re surviving but not thriving.
And going to bed around the same time every night too
I feel you are so right about people lacking in sleep and how it can affect a person. I am one of those people needing to make a change in getting more sleep. Such a good video. Thank you!🙂
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