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Smoking Identified as Sleep Disorder Contributor
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung February 6th, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News.
Smoking has been found to be another factor that contributes towards sleep disorders. Apparently this stems from the fact that smoking results in poor sleep due to nicotine withdrawals that essentially leads to poor sleep.
We have already identified smoking as an obvious health risk and being chosen as another reason for sleep deprived individuals should not really be surprising.
Scientists from Johns Hopkins University studied 40 people who reported smoking at least 20 cigarettes per day and claimed to have no health problems. The researchers also studied the same numbers of non-smokers.
(Source) The Times of India
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Deep Sleep Prevents Diabetes
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 2nd, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, Sleep Disorders.
We are all aware that health issues may suffice in the area of lacking quality sleep. Normally, when we find ourselves making do without the prescribed number hours of snoozing, it seems to automatically follow that we should expect some abnormalities and health issues such as diabetes which was found to be a significant health risk for people who continue to lack sleep.
A lot of lies on the fact that some glucose metabolisms may function awkwardly in the duration of poor sleep habits. During our slumber stages of sleeping, we know that some internal body functions have to operate normally. These are normally the issues to deal with especially if people continue to suffer from this epidemic sleep syndrome everyone wants to avoid.
(Source) Deep sleep, also called “slow-wave sleep,” is thought to be the most restorative sleep stage, but its significance for physical well-being has not been demonstrated. This study found that after only three nights of selective slow-wave sleep suppression, young healthy subjects became less sensitive to insulin. Although they needed more insulin to dispose of the same amount of glucose, their insulin secretion did not increase to compensate for the reduced sensitivity, resulting in reduced tolerance to glucose and increased risk for type 2 diabetes. The decrease in insulin sensitivity was comparable to that caused by gaining 20 to 30 pounds.
Previous studies have demonstrated that reduced sleep quantity can impair glucose metabolism and appetite regulation resulting in increased risk of obesity and diabetes. This current study provides the first evidence linking poor sleep quality to increased diabetes risk.
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Obesity Temptations Add to Sleep Disorder Woes
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung December 27th, 2007 in Health Issues, Sleep Disorders.
People think that sleep disorders are something to worry about but overall, it seems that obesity will become another problem since staying up awake would most likely lead them to find something to eat. Once this happens, people would surely have problems trying to keep up and maintain their weight.
You suffer from sleep and now obesity. They are indeed related and if people are not careful, chances are they are increasing their health risk even more. While people cannot be restrained that much when it comes to looking for food while they are awake, sleeping on an empty stomach may be bad as well. In summary, it seems that unless a person is able to control sleep disorders and their stomach, they may want to consider a visit to the nearest physician for further diagnoses and medication necessary.
For years, experts have warned that obesity increases the risk of diabetes, hypertension and heart attack. Now, there’s more bad news: Being fat makes it harder to sleep, and sleep deprivation can increase your craving for food.
Recent studies at the Johns Hopkins University and elsewhere show that those who sleep poorly are more likely to have weight problems than sound sleepers, that high-fat diets can alter sleep cycles and that hormones controlling our appetites can rise and fall with the quality of our shut-eye.
Source: Baltimoresun.com
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Excessive Sleeping can Be a Health Risk
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung September 30th, 2007 in How to sleep better, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
For some people, this may leave them scratching their heads. While some of the people today are aching to sleep as long as possible, studies from the University of Warwick and University College in London show that sleeping beyond the normal sleeping hours of 6 to 7 hours may be a health risk as well.
Sure you will be getting the standard recharging and sanity but if we are pretty much believers in studies, then this should be something we should take notice of.
But the fact that those who slept considerably more also had a statistically higher mortality rate came as something of a surprise. And the researchers are still at a loss to explain just why the health of these people are adversely affected. “But it might be that abnormal amounts of sleep are tied to conditions such as depression, and physical exhaustion due to an illness already present, such as cancer,” said professor Francesco Cappuccio at the University of Warwick.
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Female Hypertension due to Lack of Sleep
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung September 7th, 2007 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
Bypassing the need for the usual quality sleeping hours among women may more or less be a prime cause for health risk problems. Hypertension and rising blood pressures are the leading contenders for providing health risks to the female species and if women are not careful, they may find themselves more at risk rather than being proactive and helpful.
“Sustained sleep curtailment, ensuing excessive daytime sleepiness and the higher cardiovascular risk are causes for concern,” study leader Francesco Cappuccio, of the University of Warwick’s Warwick Medical School, said in a statement. “Emerging evidence also suggests a potential role for sleep deprivation as a predictor or risk factor for conditions like obesity and diabetes.”
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