Can Lack of Sleep Cause Heart Problems?

Lack of sleep can prove to be fatal at one point in time. Some of these diseases are as follows -

• Memory lapses
• High blood pressure (high BP)
• Low immunity
• Diabetes risk
• Gaining weight
• Joint pain

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Recent research has shown that good deep sleep is very important for a healthy heart. People who don't get enough sleep have an increased risk of heart disease and coronary heart disease (inflammation and cholesterol-rich deposits in the arteries). If you want to reduce the risk of heart disease, then getting enough sleep can be a better option.

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According to a report published in the Journal of Neurology, researchers have mentioned the increased risk of heart disease due to less sleep. Research author Liming Li, MD of Peking University Beijing China, says that the results from the research show that if we detect people who have trouble sleeping, then it is possible to reduce the incidence of stroke. The number, of heart attacks and other diseases, can be reduced later.

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The study included 4,87,200 people with an average age of 51 years. At the beginning of the research, no person had previously suffered from stroke or any type of heart-related disease. During this, people who were part of the research were asked questions about the 3 symptoms of insomnia (insomnia) 3 days a week. As -

• Trouble falling asleep
• Waking up early due to poor sleep
• Distress during the day from not getting enough sleep

During the research, a total of 11 percent of the people had problems falling asleep, while 10 percent agreed to waking up too early and 2 percent had problems during the day due to poor sleep. However, even after this, the researchers could not define the problem of poor sleep. After which such people were studied for about 10 years. Many facts came to the fore in this research. As -

• There were 1,30,032 cases of stroke, heart attack, and other similar diseases in people who had all three symptoms of insomnia.
• People with all symptoms were 18 percent more likely to develop these diseases than people who had no symptoms.

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According to the report, during the study, researchers detected insomnia and several factors related to it. Due to this, the risk of heart disease has increased in such people. According to research, there can be many reasons for insomnia. As -

• Alcohol abuse
• Smoking
• Decreased physical activity (exercise)

So people who have trouble sleeping or don't get enough sleep have a 9 percent higher risk of stroke or heart disease. In addition, the researchers found that 1,12,382 of the 4,32,073 people, or 26 percent, did not have symptoms of insomnia, compared to 55,127 people who had symptoms of insomnia, 17,650 of them, or 32 percent of the people. The risk of diseases was high.

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Dr. Shahnaz, associated with myUpchar, says that a person suffers from both physical and mental problems due to less sleep. There can be many reasons for this. As -

• Any type of stress
• Having mental imbalance

Due to less sleep, any person can go through many serious conditions. As-

• Insomnia can affect body hormones
• Lack of sleep increases the risk of heart attack

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According to the doctor, to avoid diseases, take at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep -

• Exercise regularly to get enough sleep.
• Yoga (meditation) can also increase the duration of sleep.
• The problem of less sleep can also be overcome by counseling.

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According to research -

• People who wake up very early in the morning and do not sleep again have a 7 percent increased risk of stroke and heart disease due to insomnia.
• People who have trouble concentrating during the day due to not getting enough sleep may have a 13 percent higher risk of these diseases.

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According to research author Liming Li, the research found that due to the symptoms of insomnia, these diseases were more in those youth who did not have high BP (high blood pressure) initially. Therefore, future researchers need to conduct investigations specifically targeting these groups (young adults). Well getting enough sleep is very important for our mental and physical development. Therefore, the problem of less sleep can be overcome by reducing habits like alcohol and smoking. Along with this, by exercising regularly, serious diseases can be avoided by removing insomnia.

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