Posted on 10/10/2005 11:14:46 AM PDT by Pragmatic_View
Beyond leaving people bleary-eyed, clutching a Starbucks cup and dozing off at afternoon meetings, failing to get enough sleep or sleeping at odd hours heightens the risk for a variety of major illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, recent studies indicate.
Physiologic studies suggest that a sleep deficit may put the body into a state of high alert, increasing the production of stress hormones and driving up blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart attacks and strokes. Moreover, people who are sleep-deprived have elevated levels of substances in the blood that indicate a heightened state of inflammation in the body, which has also recently emerged as a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes.
The analysis of a nationally representative sample of nearly 10,000 adults found that those between the ages of 32 and 49 who sleep less than seven hours a night are significantly more likely to be obese.
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Am I the only one on Earth who gets more than 7 hours per night?
Likewise, am I the only one who drinks lots of water each day?
Someday, I shall be dancing on the graves of those who ridicule my healthiness.
You do, but you burn more calories while asleep. More importantly, lack of sleep messes up the levels of various hormones that govern blood sugar and appetite, resulting in overeating.
Ooops, maybe you need more sleep :)
Better lack of sleep.
Than lack of FReep.
You're gonna get hit by a bus...quit gloating....
I wouldn't function too well on 2-4 hours of sleep. I'd be pretty cranky.
I try to average at least 7 hours a night.
"I wouldn't function too well on 2-4 hours of sleep. I'd be pretty cranky"
Once every few weeks it does catch up to me.. and I need to sleep for a while and kind of catch up.. Im not usually cranky.. :o) and if I am, its my personality, not lack of sleep LOL
I think 7 hours is the norm, isnt it?
MM
when I worked Mids and since I have been working swings and going to school, I have noticed that if I don't get more than about 7 hours I just don't feel right for the next couple days.
Of course when I worked mids, after about the 2nd year if I didn't sleep more than about 9 hours I was in trouble and started getting migraines regularly...
"You're gonna get hit by a bus...quit gloating...."
Ha...due to the superpower I receive from drinking so much water and sleeping so much, I will have become so strong that the bus will be crushed if it tries to hit me...and I will be unharmed. BWah ha ha haaa!!!!
The longest I ever stayed up (working in a spacecraft control room for most of it) was 6 continuous days and nights. 136 hours. I crashed for almost 22 hours when I finally did head to bed. The seven mile drive home was one of the hardest seven miles I have ever driven. :-)
LOL! I noticed it as well just as I hit post.
I can't remember the last time I slept for 8 hours strait thru.
And it is difficult to eat while asleep.
YIKES!
I dunno, I just cant sleep. And when I do, its in naps. I couldnt stay awake THAT long..well, I dont think I could. LOL
Seven miles must have felt like 700! :o) Glad you made it home in one piece.
MM
You and me both. I have been like this all my life.
I couldnt stay awake THAT long..well, I dont think I could. LOL
Bet you could if your were pushed. I used to routinely stay up for 48 hours at a time.
Seven miles must have felt like 700! :o) Glad you made it home in one piece.
Thanks. :-)
I havent been like this all my life.. I did, at one time, sleep "normal". Not sure what happened. Have you tried everything under the sun to sleep more normally?
If I were pushed, I could probably stay up for long periods of time, but NOT that long!! LOL
Your welcome!
MM
Well I must qualify this with my 22 hour crash. I meant on a routine basis. :-)
Wait till you are on continuously rotating shifts. :-)
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