Several months ago, a terrifying piece of news came out about a girl who worked and stayed up for five days, and then she went to sleep and never woke up. People say staying up all night killed her. However, is it true?
When people feel tired, it's time the body needs to take a rest, and they must follow their body clock and being tired is a warning call our attention. If people don't stay up often, it probably won't harm their health. However, if you do it once or occasionally, acne and getting older skins are common symptoms of a lacking of sleep. If you do it regularly, it will affect the immune system, deteriorate liver functions, and may cause chromic systematic problems. That will cause harm to your health. Another danger of being tired out is disease. This is the most dangerous because it sometimes makes people lose their life.
In some special situation, students must burn the midnight oil, such as for big exams or homework. Doctor Lai-yi-hao, who is doctor in Changhua Christian Hospital, said "Never drink beverages with caffeine to keep a clear-headed when people burn the midnight oil. Vitamin B group is what keeps us clear-headed. Caffeine will decrease our bodies' Vitamin B group. Besides, eat more vegetables and fruits to top up Vitamin C and calories."
People sacrifice sleeping time for reading time. However, most people cannot concentrate when they stay up, so they often cannot get better grades or read more books. Usually, they stay up and they feel tired the next three days. They lose more than what they get, and none can predict what will happen when the body is tired out.
To sum up, staying up is not good for our health at all. In addition, when staying up late, we cannot concentrate our attention and in fact feel more tired in the next three days. The best way to prevent these bad lingering effects is "Don't stay up and plan and control your time well."