pafret Loc: Northeast

“Sleep Deprivation Increases Risks of Strokes, Heart Attacks”
by University of Warwick

"Research from Warwick Medical School publishedin the European Heart Journal shows that prolonged sleep deprivation and disrupted sleep patterns can have long-term, serious health implications. Leading academics from the University have linked lack of sleep to strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular disorders which often result in early death.


Professor Francesco Cappuccio from the University of Warwick Medical School, explained: "If you sleep less than six hours per night and have disturbed sleep you stand a 48 per cent greater chance of developing or dying from heart disease and a 15 per cent greater chance of developing or dying of a stroke. "The trend for late nights and early mornings is actually a ticking time bomb for our health so you need to act now to reduce your risk of developing these life-threatening conditions."

Professor Cappuccio and co-author Dr Michelle Miller, from the University of Warwick, conducted the research program which followed up evidence from seven to 25 years from more than 470,000 participants from eight countries including Japan, USA, Sweden and UK. Professor Cappuccio explained: "There is an expectation in today's society to fit more into our lives. The whole work/life balance struggle is causing too many of us to trade in precious sleeping time to ensure we complete all the jobs we believe are expected of us." He added: "But in doing so, we are significantly increasing the risk of suffering a stroke or developing cardiovascular disease resulting in, for example, heart attacks."

Dr Miller explained further: "Chronic short sleep produces hormones and chemicals in the body which increase the risk of developing heart disease and strokes, and other conditions like high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes and obesity." But Professor Cappuccio did warn of the implications of going too far the other way, as sleeping overly long - more than nine hours at a stretch - may be an indicator of illness, including cardiovascular disease. "By ensuring you have about seven hours sleep a night, you are protecting your future health, and reducing the risk of developing chronic illnesses. The link is clear from our research: get the sleep you need to stay healthy and live longer."

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badbobby Loc: texas

which reminds me

time for my nap

archie bunker Loc: Texas

I started a night job about 6 weeks ago, and bought a new home at the same time. I've been wondering if lack of sleep could kill me. Sometimes it feels like it, that's for sure! Now I know!
Things are finally calming down to where I can get myself on a regular schedule, maybe.
Going from days to nights also has affected my eating habits, which is not good either.
I've also kind of gotten the stink eye from people for purchasing a 6 pack of beer at 8:00 am a couple of times!

badbobby Loc: texas

it's okay Arch
don't pay attention to them stink eyers
some people just fail to realize that a man needs liquids
even at 8 am in the morning

pafret Loc: Northeast

I did that night shift stuff early in my working life, it damned near killed me because I was falling asleep behind the wheel while driving to work or at work I fell into the machinery. Fortunately I didn't get injured. Just about the time I decided I had to quit that job, the night work ended. Thereafter I refused to work nights and I told one boss he could fire me or lay me off but he wasn't going to force me to work nights.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

I did 10 years at a fiberglass plant working rotating shifts. 3 on, 3 off, a month of days, a month of nights. Nights were brutal.
I didn't have to take this job, but I was laid off from my contract driving job with the same outfit, and I felt like a dirt bag for thinking about drawing unemployment, and not working. I'm now an employee of the company that I was sub contracted to. Full benefits, and all.
After the management bailed, I was asked to take it, and I'm glad I did. It's really cool to be able to help turn a dysfunctional wreck into a well oiled machine. It's just getting used to the hours that's hard. I'm bleary eyed right now because I'm trying to get to where I sleep from 4:00 to 11:30. It's tough, but, hey! I've spent the last 13-14 years sitting, and looking through a windshield, and now I'm active again. I bought a pedometer, and I walked 14.3 miles last night doing my job.
I've also gone from smoking a pack, and a half a day to a pack every 3 days. Can't smoke in the building at work, or the new house. I feel like I would be winning if I could just learn to sleep during the day.

pafret Loc: Northeast

Yes, I never learned that trick and after a week I was a walking zombie from sleep deprivation.

Holdenbeach4u Loc: Holden Beach , NC

Sleeping : Here is something I been taken the last 10 years and has helped me sleeping better ! I take 6 to 8 oz of organic tart cherry juice about 30 to 45 mins before you go to bed ! You can find this juice online or most food places !

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

3 on, 3 off, 17 years and I loved it but it's not for most people and 6 PM to 6 AM is for less. Was forced to day shift and that was when medical problems began but thank God was able to return to nights after 14 months of day shift. Ended up having a stroke and then a heart attack and it was likely for lack of sleep. Between 5 hours sleep per day and working 6 nights most weeks it took it's tole. Now it's 6 or 7 hours sleep at night and at least one nap everyday have had no medical issues in 17 years. Sleep Arch!

archie bunker Loc: Texas

I loved the 3 on, 3 off, but swapping from day to night every 30 days was hard. I actually preferred nights because all of the managers, mechanics, and a lot of assorted useless people weren't around to get in the way. I hated the job though. Making fiberglass is a nasty process.
My sleeping is getting better, and I'm working on my eating schedule too.
I'm now realizing what a horrible creature of routine, and habit I've become over the past several years.

thinksense

Studies done years ago involved placing a subject into a closed environment where he had no way of telling time and could not discern day from night.

ALL subjects, (and there was a fair number) after the first few days would gradually develop a sleep time pattern the indicated that humans who live as we should would gradually develop a sleep pattern involving 4 to 8 hours a sleep session. And the sleep sessions would gradually develop to random, with people who had been sleeping at night only, moving into a rotating pattern that would move them into morning sleeping, afternoon sleeping etc.

It was very unusual, since All subjects followed this schedule eventually, settling into a 36 hour day, with sleep coming on at would be the 36 hour day’s night and indicating that our ancestors were attuned to a 36 hour day, rather than a 24 hour day.


As an aside, when I was in practice I had several patients who were on the 6 weeks working days and 6 weeks working nights schedule. The company had a terrible record of worker's comp claims. They finally cut that out, and replaced it with some workers working only days and others working only nights. The W.C. claims dropped to almost nothing. Seems that once a person gets used to a night or day job, that shifting as this company did, never leaving them on the hours long enough to become accustomed to them was very foolish and dangerous.

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

Never had a real swing, Sun, Mon, Tues and the next week was Sun, Mon, Tues, Weds. 12 hour nights, normal week for me was 5 and 6 nights, great money but no life. Still sleep little go to bed about midnight and up by 0500 and one hour nap in the late afternoon.

vettelover Loc: Richmond Va

Good info Parfret. Thanks for sharing

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Very true what is said here.. Also, stress, kills..It doesn't just mame with heart attack like syptoms that equate to stress disorders, or high blood pressure, it kills!! Get rid of it!!!

Now, I do have another remedy here but I am not at liberty to spell it out~~~