Can you make up for it by sleeping the next day after staying up late? It’s difficult! The harm of staying up late is far beyond your imagination

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Maybe everyone thinks staying up late is nothing.

Get some sleep and you will recover

But is this really the case?

But! Not! Certainly!

Staying up late will affect brain detoxification

There is "water" in the brain, which is called cerebrospinal fluid in medicine. Don't underestimate it, it can help you "brainwash". The research team of Boston University in the United States filmed the brainwashing process:

Cerebrospinal fluid, which is constantly in circulation, can carry away metabolic waste produced by nerve cells, and at the same time, it also provides nutrition. When we fall asleep, blood (red mark) periodically flows out of the brain, and fresh cerebrospinal fluid (blue mark) enters the brain from the lower part of the picture (i.e. the fourth ventricle) to cleanse the brain.

Based on this intuitive brainwashing diagram, it is found that **sleeping triggers the rhythmic cleaning of the brain's cerebrospinal fluid, helping the brain to excrete toxic proteins. **Only when sleeping can the brain use cerebrospinal fluid to clear all wastes along the blood vessels. There is no other way.

The harm of staying up late is greater than you think

The harm of staying up late is essentially the harm caused by lack of sleep. Long-term lack of sleep may lead to various physical diseases (including high blood pressure, diabetes, coronary heart disease, cancer, etc.), mental illness (depression, anxiety), cognitive impairment (inattention, forgetfulness, reduced learning ability, decreased work efficiency), etc.

For women, staying up late can cause ovarian dysfunction and premature aging, as well as irregular menstruation. In addition, researchers have found through a series of experiments that long-term circadian rhythm disorders can lead to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which in turn causes liver cancer.

Staying up late once can also cause problems

I have previously discussed the effects of long-term lack of sleep on the body, but is it okay to stay up all night once or twice? Not really.

Staying up late occasionally may still bring other dangers. The most typical one is that after staying up late, even if you don’t drink, you may still “drive under the influence”.

If you have ever stayed up late, you must be familiar with the condition called "brain fog", which feels hazy as if there is a layer of fog separating you from the world.

After staying up late, the activity of brain neurons will be slower and weaker than usual, which will make you in a state of inattention and slow reaction, just like being drunk.

We all know that driving under the influence is very dangerous, and driving or riding a bike in this brain fog state is also very dangerous. So, if you stay up all night, try not to drive the next day if you can.

Can the harm of staying up late be compensated by making up for the sleep?

Disaster.

While catching up on sleep is certainly better than not getting any at all, it can’t completely make up for the harm caused by staying up late.

Research results have found that after staying up late, people's brain metabolism becomes abnormal; even after catching up on sleep, it can only partially restore the abnormal brain metabolism caused by staying up late. In fact, in some brain areas, catching up on sleep basically does not bring any improvement.

In addition, the body's biological clock cannot be adjusted at will, it is closely related to light and habits. Unless the light changes of day and night can be completely simulated, staying up late will definitely disrupt the biological clock.

The health problems of shift workers (such as nurses, security personnel, and service industries) are a good example. Although they can take compensatory leave after a night shift, they are still a high-risk group for a variety of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

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