Changing your sleep patterns constantly affects your health

Changing
your sleep patterns constantly affects your health. A scientific
study headed by a team of researchers from the University of Warwick
and University College London discovered that not enough sleep
potentially doubles the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases.
They have also determined that sleep in excessive amounts also poses
similar risks.

In
general, people who sleep for the same number of hours seven
hours, for instance each night lived longer. This holds true
especially when compared to people who adjust their schedules, by
either increasing or decreasing their hours of sleep per night.

From
normal everyday observation alone, there is no way people can miss
the relationship between sleep and healthy
living.
Sleep directly affects one’s ability to function throughout the
day. A typical poor night’s sleep, for instance, can lead to
fatigue, mood swings or poorer concentration the next day. Many
people take sleep for granted, not realizing that lack of sleep,
particularly when it is already customary in one’s lifestyle, is
closely linked to long-term health conditions. Diabetes, heart
disease, and high blood pressure are a few common examples that
result in lower life expectancy.

University of Warwick’s
Medical School Professor Francesco Cappuccio, MD, explains further: