Any Drink Affects Sleep Quality
While alcohol can make you feel drowsy initially, the quality that drunken sleep provides is not very productive.
Delta Pattern brain activity slows down, decreasing the effectiveness of memory and learning formation.
At the same time, Alpha Pattern brain activity speeds up, which normally does not occur during sleep.
Combined, these competing brain activities inhibit quality sleep.
Drinking can also lead to more frequent awakenings in the middle of the night because the alcohol blocks chemical receptors in the brain that would normally trigger sleepiness as well as being a diuretic, triggering more bathroom breaks.
Alcohol also stimulates the production of Adenosine, which is a chemical associated with wakefulness.
There’s even a link between alcohol and snoring, which could lead to disrupting your partner.
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