Study: Even a single night sleep deprivation may increase Blood Pressure
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 26-06-2020
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"Keep the phone in a different room," he suggested. "If your bedroom window faces the east, pull the shades. For anything, that's going to cause you to waken, think ahead about what you can do to mitigate those effects."
For those with chronic sleep troubles, Doyle advocates cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia, or CBTI, which focuses on making behavioural changes to improve sleep health. CBTI is slowly gaining traction in the medical field and is recommended by both the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine as the first line of treatment for insomnia. Doyle and Ruiz say they hope their findings - showing the impact even one fitful night's rest can have on the body - will help illuminate just how critical sleep is for heart health.
"This study stands on the shoulders of a broad literature looking at sleep and cardiovascular health," Doyle said. "This is one more study that shows something is going on with sleep and our heart health. Sleep is important, so whatever you can do to improve your sleep, it's worth prioritising."
The link between poor sleep and cardiovascular health problems is increasingly well-established in scientific literature, but the reason for the relationship is less understood. Yet, these latest findings may be an important piece of the puzzle when it comes to understanding the pathway through which sleep impacts overall cardiovascular health.
Source: indianexpress.com