Abstract
Sleep and Wakefulness Correction in Different Seasons From Avicenna's Perspective
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Please cite this paper as: Soltani SS, Minaii B, Besharat M
The aim of the present letter is to briefly discuss sleep and wakefulness in relation to seasons, based on Avicenna's viewpoint. This evaluation can play an important role in health maintenance and prevention, because according to the Iranian traditional medicine, sleep in different seasons does not have the same recommendations for healthy individuals
Because of seasonal variance in temperature, the recommended amount of sleep should differ in various seasons, based on the rule of opposition in the traditional medicine, which claims that coldness should be treated with hotness, or vice versa and dryness with wetness, or vice versa [6]
Summary
Please cite this paper as: Soltani SS, Minaii B, Besharat M. This evaluation can play an important role in health maintenance and prevention, because according to the Iranian traditional medicine, sleep in different seasons does not have the same recommendations for healthy individuals.
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