Sleep

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Sun, 12-09-2007 - 5:12pm

This has me worried!


Sunday, December 9, 2007
7 or 8 Hours of Sleep Best for Health
Shorter, longer rest periods were tied to increased death risk, research shows

(HealthDay News) -- Too much or too little sleep can boost your risk of death, British researchers report.

"In terms of prevention, our findings indicate that consistently sleeping seven or eight hours a night is optimal for health," study author Jane E. Ferrie, of University College London Medical School, said in a prepared statement.

Her team studied more than 8,000 people, aged 35 to 55, who were followed for a number of years.

Among participants who slept six, seven or eight hours a night at the start of the study, a decrease in nightly sleep duration was associated with a 110 percent excess risk of cardiovascular-related death.

Similarly, among those who slept seven or eight hours per night at the start of the study, an increase in nightly sleep duration was associated with a 110 percent excess risk of non-cardiovascular death.

The study appears in the Dec. 1 issue of Sleep.

On average, most adults need seven to eight hours of sleep per night to feel well-rested and alert, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

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The U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has more about sleep.
-- Robert Preidt

SOURCE: American Academy of Sleep Medicine, news release, Dec. 1, 2007

       ~~Rhonda~~


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Registered: 11-15-2007
In reply to: rsmurray
Sun, 12-09-2007 - 5:50pm

Rhonda...I haven't slept

Be like a postage stamp.  Stick to it until you get there.

Bob Proctor

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Registered: 02-28-2007
In reply to: rsmurray
Mon, 12-10-2007 - 9:53am
I can belive this...especially when I hear of car-accidents caused by someone asleep at the wheel. Also think there really is something correct about the term, beauty-sleep! ;-D

Wishing you wellness and a wonderful day, DelightedDebra



 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: rsmurray
Mon, 12-10-2007 - 10:08am
It was after 3 before I went to bed and almost 4 before I got to sleep. I was awake at 6-something. I can't seem to sleep for longer than about 2 1/2 hours at a stretch. Very frustrating and tiring. I could go back to bed and probably sleep, but I have too much to do.

       ~~Rhonda~~


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