Sleep against wrinkles and brain aging: why it replaces both a cosmetologist and a neurologist at the same time

We're used to associating youth with cosmetics, procedures, and sports. But more and more scientific research shows that the real "anti-aging pill" is sleep. Its quality and duration determine not only how we look in the morning, but also how quickly our brain ages, how well our memory works, and even how long our body will live.

Can you postpone aging simply by sleeping? Why can no procedure replace sleep? And what nighttime habits really help you stay young longer? This is about... LIGA.net I asked the sleep specialist. Daria Pylypenko and a dermatologist Olga Statkevych.

How does sleep affect the aging processes of the body?

Lack of sleep directly affects both the youthfulness of the brain and the body's ability to recover, explains somnologist Daria Pylypenko. This primarily refers to chronic sleep deprivation, as a single sleepless night does not have such consequences. Unfortunately, many Ukrainians currently suffer from chronic sleep deprivation.