Insomnia Can Affect Your Heart
Insomnia Can Affect Your Heart
Insomnia is the most common sleep problem in America, affecting about 30 percent of adults. A new study published by the American Heart Association says people with chronic insomnia may have as much as a 45 percent higher risk for heart attack.
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" Ask most any went deep sleep. Maybe cancer is likely no but take me a long time company and and he's like my mind any time. Insomnia is the most common problem in America affecting about 30% of adults. And you study published by the American Heart Association says people with chronic insomnia. May have as much as 845%. Higher risk for heart attack. That's scary at stake."
" Can you lean forward."
" And take a deep breath and you know cardiologists have long been aware of the link between sleep and heartthrob."
" Maybe weight gain. And that in turn leads to high cholesterol. High blood pressure. May be diabetes."
" But experts who study sleep say it's tough to say if insomnia leads to health problems or vice Versa."
" The only sleep issue that I know clearly it will affect heart diseases sleep apnea. The other ones can be associated with heart disease but what comes first the chicken -- the -- is very difficult and now."
" If you have trouble sleeping doctors suggest working on nor -- hygiene. They treat your bedroom is for -- only everything from the mattress to the temperature should be comfortable. Experts say establish a -- wait time but ignore the clock when it comes to going to bed."
" If you're not sleeping until midnight. And you go to sleep at -- you're gonna probably up to two hours that's not healthy."
" Regardless of the reason for the link between insomnia and heart health doctors agree if you can't eat. It should not be ignored."
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