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Editorial- March 2022

Editorial- March 2022

Editorial
Sleep is a state of body and mind for rest. It is essential natural part of individual’s life for normal physical, mental and cognitive health. A good number of researches have been conducted on latency and exact time of sleep. Cultural associations at minor level are also noted. Apart from the cases of occupational compulsion, all suggestions lie with nocturnal sleep as it is also related to circadian rhythms, and light at wrong time may disrupt sleep. Charak Sutrasthana 21/44 commands against the day-time sleep for normal physiological bodies in between 18 to 65 years, however, it is allowed during summer season. The reason is obviously evident that a greater variation is observed for sunrise and sunset time according to season in India, and the period of night is 4-5 hours shorter in s...