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July 29, 2009
In Today's Issue
- Fact: Poor Sleep Increases The Risk of Death/ Disease
- Women's Hearts Hit Harder By Lack Of Sleep
- This Doctor Dropped 10 Sizes - Discover Her Shocking Secret
Fact: Poor Sleep Increases The Risk of Death/ Disease
Ever lain awake at night and counted the hours till dawn? Isn't frustrating to
be in bed and be unable to sleep?
With around 18 million prescriptions written every year for expensive sleeping
pills...
...it's clear that there's a national epidemic.
So, what do doctors do when they can't sleep?
Here's the answer.
Learn how a retired M.D. Laney Chouest from New Orleans broke his 5-year addiction
to Ambien, and now sleeps peacefully without medication.
Also, discover how a Licensed Psychologist, Sharon Stein McNamara, Ed.D.from
Minnesota broke her insomnia cycle.
Click through
today to discover the 7 mistakes that are killing your sleep, and how overcome
them...
Women's Hearts Hit Harder By Lack Of SleepDear Reader,
If you're a woman sleeping less than the recommended 8 hours
a night (and who isn't?), you're at increased risk of heart trouble
according to some new research that appears in the journal Sleep.
Experts found that inflammatory markers (indicators of heart disease) changed
quite a bit depending on the amount of sleep a woman got - but sleep duration
had no impact on these levels in men.
The findings add to a growing body of evidence that suggests how long you
sleep plays a part in the health of your heart. Maybe the rest of you too.
The most recent study was a joint effort between researchers at the University
College London and the University of Warwick. The work used data from over
4,600 London-based civil servants, 73% male and all between the ages of 35
to 55 years old. Levels of the molecule interleukin-6 (IL-6), believed to set
off inflammation, were much lower in women who slept 8 hours a night, as opposed
to women who slept only 7 hours the team found
To add a bit of perspective here, the latest Sleep in America(TM) survey
out of the National Sleep Foundation, a non-profit group of researchers, patients
and facilities estimates Americans are getting an average 6.7 hours of sleep
(it was 7.0 in 2001) on weeknights.
Earlier research on sleeping and health has shown that those who sleep under
5 hours a night are at increased risk of death due to cardiovascular disease
compared to subjects who get the full 8 hours a night.
Adding weight to this, the current study found that the level of yet another
dangerous molecule linked to heart problems, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
(hs-CRP), was significantly higher in women who slept 5 hours a night, or less.
University of Warwick's Dr. Michele Miller concludes, "The results also
are consistent with the idea that sleeping seven or eight hours per night appears
to be optimal for health."
If you're like many of people in this always-on world, you're not getting
the sleep you need.
Long commutes, family obligations, economic worries, not
to mention the fascination we all seem to have with 24/7 access to everything
has made getting the right amount of sleep harder than ever.
Not only does this rob your body of the rest it needs to recharge (and perhaps
stay healthy), but too little sleep makes handling everyday stress that much
harder.
What's more, lack of sleep leaves us with impaired work performance, lackluster
thinking skills and questionable judgment.
An estimated 15-20% of auto accidents are caused by one of the participants
falling asleep at the wheel.
These avoidable accidents happen when a driver
has lost the ability to tell when he or she is sleepy... because being
tired is such a normal feeling. You simply don't recognize how exhausted you
truly are.
If you end up cutting sleep, don't do this forever... catch up when you
can.
Your body needs 5-9 hours of sleep every 24 hours, so try and find a way
to get this by establishing a healthy sleeping routine.
Go to bed and get up at the same time, even on days off, vacations and holidays.
Keep your sleeping space restful, quiet and a comfortable, constant temperature
and you're more likely to get the most out of your sleep.
Continues below...
*Highly Recommended*
This Doctor Dropped 10 Sizes - Discover
Her Shocking Secret
There's an overwhelming body of research that shows most diets aren't effective
in the long term because they work AGAINST the body...
In fact most people who diet end up putting ON more weight than when they started.
It's because most diets deprive you of the foods you enjoy, stop you getting
the nutrients you need...basically forcing your body into 'starvation mode'...
Joy Siegrist MD developed a diet that works WITH your body...one that has a 96%
success rate.
And to prove it she used it to drop 10 dress sizes.
Click through
now to discover how Dr Joy dropped 10 dress sizes...
Women's Hearts Hit Harder By Lack Of Sleep continued...
More work will need to be done to try and understand just why lack of sleep
seems to have a greater effect on women.
Hormones may hold a key, especially since research has already uncovered that
inflammatory marker levels are different in pre- and post-menopausal women.
Other experts not involved with this study point out that changes in inflammatory
markers could be a short term bump as the body tries to cope against sleeplessness.
These markers can also be influenced by unusual conditions - like the interaction
between researcher and subject.
Until more is known women may want to take advantage of the excuse to roll
over, hit the snooze button and get in a bit more sleep... for your heart
and yourself.
To your good health,
Kirsten Whittaker
Daily Health Bulletin Editor
P.S: Your Opinion Is Your Most Valuable Asset...
Did you know that 'big business' spends over $41bn in market research each year
to find out what products will make them money?
Your opinion is worth it's weight in gold to these companies...and they want
to pay you for your time right now!
Click through
now to discover how you can make a living just by offering your opinions about
what you like and don't like...
(Don't forget to turn up the volume on your speakers).
Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8128329.stm
University of Warwick:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/
University College London:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/
The journal Sleep:
http://www.journalsleep.org/
Article abstract in the journal Sleep:
http://www.journalsleep.org/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=27506
MedicineNet guide to healthy sleep:
http://www.medicinenet.com/sleep/article.htm
National Sleep Foundation:
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/
2009 Sleep In America(TM) poll results:
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/sleep-america-polls/2009-health-and-safety
Helpguide.org resource for improving your sleep habits:
http://www.helpguide.org/life/sleep_tips.htm
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