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August 14, 2009
In Today's Issue
- Fact: Poor Sleep Increases The Risk of Death/ Disease
- Lack Of Sleep Ups Risk Of High Blood Pressure
- Medical Doctor Reveals The Shocking Truth
Fact: Poor Sleep Increases The Risk of Death/ Disease
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Lack Of Sleep Ups Risk Of High Blood Pressure
Dear Reader,
An important new study that appears in the June 8, 2009 issue of Archives
of Internal Medicine has found that middle-aged adults who aren't getting
enough sleep are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure.
High blood pressure, or hypertension, contributes to 7 million deaths
around the world each and every year. One third of American's are affected.
In this latest work, University of Chicago researchers collected data
such as blood pressure readings as well as other clinical, demographic
and health variables on study subjects.
Duration of sleep was measured using surveys and a special sensor
on the wrist that kept track of rest and activity for the 578 participants,
all of an average age of 40.
In both 2000-2001 initial measurements were taken, then in 2005 and
2006 blood pressure, demographic and self reported sleep information
were measured once again.
The researchers found that those who slept fewer hours are much more
likely to have higher blood pressure readings than those who slept
longer.
These sleep-starved adults were also more likely to develop high blood
pressure over time.
After five years of the study, the team noted that
each hour less of sleep was associated with a 37% increase in the
odds of hypertension - both systolic (top) and diastolic (bottom) numbers
were elevated.
The study excluded subjects from the mix who were taking prescription
medication for high blood pressure. They also used statistics to account
for factors that might affect high blood pressure, things like age,
sex and race. They saw that black men had the higher blood pressures
than either white men or women.
"Identifying a novel lifestyle risk factor for high blood pressure
could lead to new interventions to prevent or reduce high blood pressure," Kristen
L. Knutson's team wrote.
"Laboratory studies of short-term sleep deprivation have suggested
potential mechanisms for a causal link between sleep loss and hypertension."
The average hours a sleep a night for the participants in the study
was 6 hours.
Only a lucky 1% of subjects got more than 8 hours a night. Black men
tended to get the fewest hours of sleep. "These two observations
suggested the intriguing possibility that the well-documented higher
blood pressure in African Americans and men might be partly related
to sleep duration," the study authors conclude.
The team believes that sleep deprivation affects the stress response
of the body and this can raise the risk of developing hypertension.
Beyond being sure you get enough sleep by practicing healthy sleep
habits, there are other things you can do to keep your blood pressure
under control.
- Lose weight by eating fewer calories than you burn.
- Eat heart healthy food, plenty of fruits and veggies, low total
fats and avoid food high in saturated fats and cholesterol.
- Reduce your salt intake and be sure to read labels to find the sodium
in foods you buy.
- Practice moderation in alcohol consumption - no more than 2 drinks
a day for men, 1 drink a day for women.
- Get more active - start slowly and build over time, at least 30
minutes a day of moderately intense activity is your goal.
Continues below...
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Lack Of Sleep Ups Risk Of High Blood Pressure Continued...
- Don't smoke - if you do try to quit or cut down.
- Learn about your blood pressure reading and what you need to know about
medication to treat your condition.
- If you're prescribed high blood pressure medication, take it as prescribed.
No matter how old you are, or what shape you're in, you can do something to
lower your blood pressure.
This study encourages anyone who's worried about hypertension to get more
sleep, as well as taking some of the other steps experts recommend to keep
your blood pressure under control.
To your good health,
Kirsten Whittaker
Daily Health Bulletin Editor
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Sources:
Original article:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/06/08/
hscout627852.html?feed=rss_forbeslife_health
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute info on high blood
pressure:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute info on lowering
high blood pressure:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/hbp_low/index.htm
University of Chicago:
http://www.uchicago.edu/
Archives of Internal Medicine:
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
Study abstract in June 8, 2009 issue of Archives of Internal
Medicine:
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/169/11/1055
MedicineNet guide to healthy sleep:
http://www.medicinenet.com/sleep/article.htm
Improve your sleep habits:
http://www.helpguide.org/life/sleep_tips.htm
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