Alcohol and sleep: what you need to know about how drinking affects your sleep pattern.
Getting up the morning after an evening spent drinking can be difficult, but how much does alcohol really affect how well you sleep? By Press Association Last updated: 15 July 2016, 13:35 BST One in three people in the UK regularly suffer from insomnia, making us some of the most prolific sheep counters in the world. It’s a common problem among the over-50s, and warm summer nights make dropping off even trickier. Occasional episodes of sleep deprivation are an annoyance, but they rarely cause any serious issues. For those people that suffer from persistent insomnia, it can have …
Study Links Late Sleep Timing to Poorer Diet Quality and Lower Physical Activity.
Published on June 9, 2016 A study suggests that among healthy adults with a habitual sleep duration of at least 6.5 hours, late sleep timing was associated with higher fast food consumption and lower vegetable intake, particularly among men, as well as lower physical activity. Results show that late sleep timing is associated with lower body mass index and is not associated with total caloric intake; however, it remains associated with poorer diet quality, particularly fast food, vegetable and dairy intake. “Our results help us further understand how sleep timing in addition to duration may affect obesity risk,” says principal …
Too Much Or Too Little Sleep Linked With Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk.
Published on June 6, 2016 Sleeping less than 4 hours or more than 8 hours a night increases the risk of dying from some types of coronary heart disease, such as heart attacks and unstable angina pectoris, according to a study by Norwegian and Taiwanese researchers. “This is the single largest study that has looked at how sleep duration affects the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Our results show that enough, but not too much sleep is important for a healthy lifestyle,” says first author and postdoctoral fellow Linn Beate Strand at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s Department …
Severe, untreated sleep apnea linked to aggressive melanoma.
May 30, 2016 (HealthDay)—Sleep is key to immune function and health, and a new study finds that may be especially true for patients battling melanoma. The study found that severe, untreated cases of sleep apnea—interruptions in nighttime breathing—are linked with more aggressive melanomas. “This is the first large, prospective multicenter study that was specifically constructed to look at the relationship between sleep apnea and a specific cancer,” explained study author Dr. Miguel Angel Martinez-Garcia, from La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital in Valencia, Spain. “While more research is needed, this study shows that patients in the study had markers of …
What Happens in Your Body When You’re Sleep Deprived?
March 03, 2016 By Dr. Mercola Lack of sleep has many ramifications, from minor to major, depending on your accumulated sleep debt. Short term, lack of sleep tends to have an immediate effect on your mental and emotional states. Over the long term, poor sleep can contribute to a whole host of chronic health problems, from obesity and diabetes to immune problems and an increased risk for cancer. Plus it raises your risk of accidents and occupational errors. Unfortunately, few are those who sleep well on a regular basis. Part of the problem is our propensity for using artificial lighting …
6 Surprising Sleep Habits From Around The World.
Sleeping on the job, sleeping when scared, sleeping in groups… 02/22/2016 11:07 am ET | Updated Feb 22, 2016 | Krithika Varagur Ever felt like the toughest sleep decision you make is whether to sleep on your back or stomach? That’s really just the tip of the iceberg. Adequate sleep is an essential part of being healthy. But in the United States, more than a third of the population is sleep deprived — a depressing statistic. So we decided to take a cue from other populations around the world: How does everyone else do sleep? What we found demonstrates that the …
The organizational cost of insufficient sleep.
By Nick van Dam and Els van der Helm February 2016 Sleep-awareness programs can produce better leaders. Thou hast no figures nor no fantasies, Which busy care draws in the brains of men; Therefore thou sleep’st so sound. —William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar In the passage above, the playwright’s tragic antihero Brutus enviously reflects on the timeless truth that people without worries and anxieties (in this case, his servant Lucius) generally enjoy the most peaceful and uninterrupted rest. Some senior business people skillfully and consciously manage their sleep, emerging refreshed and alert after crossing multiple time zones or working late …
10 ways police officers can get better sleep
How safe do you feel knowing your backup officer hasn’t had a restful night’s sleep in weeks and is struggling to stay awake? Feb 12, 2016 Sleep is important because it is the body’s way of recharging and rejuvenating. Once sleep is lost, it cannot be made up. Many first responders suffer from sleep-related issues, “…due in-part to odd shifts and long hours without adequate rest between shifts” (Johnson, 2013). Sleep deprivation has numerous health and safety concerns (i.e., increased blood pressure, accident prone, weight gain, depression, increased cancer risks, etc.). How safe do you feel knowing your backup officer …
Can You Really ‘Catch Up’ on Sleep?
It’s tempting, but does it actually work? BY MACAELA MACKENZIE | October 27, 2015 Tell us if this sounds familiar: You sacrifice sleep all week long to juggle work, workouts, and—oh, yeah—a social life, telling yourself that you’ll “catch up” on sleep over the weekend. Welcome to the club. Sadly, your foolproof planning for making up those Zzz’s isn’t really legit, say experts—and by trying to do so, you might actually be doing more damage to your body. “Trying to make up all the hours actually distorts your body clock,” says Janet Kennedy, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating …
College Students Aren’t Getting Enough Sleep. These Universities Are Trying To Change That.
04/19/2015 11:03 pm ET | Updated Apr 20, 2015 Tyler Kingkade Senior Editor/Reporter, The Huffington Post The University of California-Los Angeles recently hosted a series of events on campus to raise awareness about the importance of sleep, reports the student newspaper the Daily Bruin. “There’s a weird pride in certain students when they pull all nighters,” Kendra Knudsen, a coordinator with the UCLA Mind Well initiative, told the Daily Bruin earlier this month. “They need to re-prioritize, if they don’t have time for sleep, looking at their schedule and seeing what is really important.” A temporary nap room was …
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