Why Your Sleep Schedule Might Be Wrecking Your Heart - AI Podcast
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- Sleep health extends beyond duration; it includes timing, quality and regularity; poor sleep patterns are linked to an increased risk of heart disease, stroke and metabolic disorders
- Both short (under seven hours) and long (over nine hours) sleep durations are associated with higher rates of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular problems
- Irregular sleep schedules and poor sleep quality damage health as much as not sleeping enough hours, triggering inflammation and disrupting biological processes
- Simple interventions like maintaining complete darkness in your bedroom, getting morning sunlight, limiting blue light exposure at night and keeping your bedroom cool significantly improves sleep quality
- Improvements in blood pressure, blood sugar control and inflammation often begin within weeks of establishing more consistent and restorative sleep patterns
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