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'Better Sleep, Better Life, Better Planet' - World Sleep Day 2020
What is World Sleep Day?
Sleep is one of the most important yet undervalued things that we do as humans. And whilst sleep is an amazing thing for most of us, for some people, sleeping can be the most daunting part of their day. According to the American Sleep Association more than 50 million people suffer from sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and insomnia.
This is why World Sleep Day, which falls on 13th of March 2020 this year is there to create awareness about sleep disorders and promote the importance of - 'Better Sleep, Better Life, Better Planet'.
Why does world sleep day exist?
World sleep day was founded in 2007 and has since been a global event hosted by the World Sleep Society. This year marks the 13 annual international awareness day with over 70 countries participating. Annually it is held the Friday before Spring Vernal Equinox and this year this falls on the 13th March 2020.World Sleep Day not only celebrates sleep and its benefits however, it exists to highlight and create social change in regard to issues related to sleep in the world of education, medicine and social issues, as well as sleep issues affecting safe driving. It aims to create awareness and encourage interventions and preventions for sufferers of sleep disorders and problems. In previous years, World Sleep Day has attracted the attention of major news outlets and celebrities aswell as creating an online flurry on Twitter making #worldsleepday trend consistently for the past 3 years.
Sleep Experts, researchers and professionals wanted to emphasize the importance of sleep in well being and personal health. They felt that sleep was a largely ignored factor of well being and wanted to create an awareness about it and celebrate the importance of sleeping healthily. Most importantly, World Sleep Day aims to highlight This is why they created World Sleep Day.
How to celebrate World Sleep Day
The best way to celebrate World Sleep Day, is by embracing your sleep. Sleep as long as you want, without any guilt. At the end of the day, this is the day to celebrate sleeping. Most importantly, if you feel that you are suffering from a sleep problem, for example you have difficulty falling a sleep or have a constantly disturbed sleep, visit a sleep professional about your sleep problems to take a sleep test.
Don’t forget to donate to sleep fundraisers, so as to support and encourage research into sleep disorders, which will help those who suffer from not being able to sleep. Use the hashtag #WorldSleepDay on your social media to create an awareness about the importance of sleep.
And lastly, remember the slogan: