What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "How many hours of sleep are healthy?"
Answer
The writings emphasize that sleep should be regular and abundant, as the body is built up during periods of rest. It warns that both insufficient sleep due to late work and excessive sleeping out of laziness can harm health and weaken vital energy. An important recommendation for schools and homes is also to begin night rest in a timely manner, ideally at half past nine in the evening.
Regularity and Adequate Rest Time
»The importance of regularity in the times for eating and sleeping should not be overlooked. Since the work of building the body takes place during the hours of rest, it is essential, especially when one is young, that sleep be regular and abundant.«
Avoidance of Night Work and Late Bedtimes
»In regulating bedtime there should be no arbitrariness. Students should not become accustomed to working late into the night and using the day's hours for sleep. ... They should go to bed at an appropriate time. Then they will rise in the morning refreshed for the duties of the day. In our schools the lights should be turned off at half past nine.«
Dangers of Excessive Sleep
»Brother A, you have wasted time sleeping, which instead of being essential for your health, has been detrimental. ... You have spent so much precious time in sleep that all your strength seems paralyzed. ... Laziness must be overcome.«
Exhaustion from Late Evening Hours
»Generally, the day's work should not be extended into the evening. When all hours of the day are well used, work extended into the evening is excessive, and the overburdened system will suffer under the load imposed on it. ... Their energies are exhausted and they work under nervous tension.«
The Importance of Fresh Air During Sleep
»Bedrooms should be spacious and arranged so that day and night air can circulate through them. ... The lungs must have pure air in order to be healthy.«
- Regular sleep
- Health principles of rest
- Dangers of laziness
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