When you’re thinking about heart health, don’t forget about sleep
By AVERY SCHNEIDER • FEB 19, 2018 | News.WBFO.org February is American Heart Month, and while there are many topics such as diet, exercise, and smoking that people commonly associate with the heart, one important one is sometimes overlooked. 1:28 | WBFO’s Avery Schneider reports. Amid the many things that can lead to a healthy or unhealthy heart is sleep. An estimated 30-million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, but only as many as 6-million are treated. “This is a dangerous disease that involves repeated collapse of the upper airway during sleep,” explained Dr. Ilene Rosen, President of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. …
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