Sleep disorders and Cardiovasular disease – a close link

"Laugh and the long sleep are the best treatment in the book of the doctor." Irish proverb

Human beings spend almost one-third of their lives sleeping. Adequate sleep is necessary for the optimal daily functioning and healthy and productive life. It varies from 6 to 9 hours, an average of 6. 85 hours. Unfortunately, Americans are getting less sleep today than ever before. In 2005, forty percent of adults said, rather less than 7 hours a night, much higher than 15% in 1960. The lack of proper sleep often causes daily fatigue, lack of energy, difficulty concentrating, and irritability. Calm sleep allows the body to recover physically and mentally D ' Alemy
day. Author Chamfor maybe correctly said, "Life is a disease from which we provides relief to sleep eight hours a day."

"Sleep is interested, we will have to pay for the capital which is called the moment of death; and the higher is the rate of interest and the more regularly, is further deferred date of redemption. " Arthur
Schopenhauer (German philosopher, 1788-1860). This is important for adequate sleep every night, otherwise you may get sick or even die prematurely. . Thomas Dekker, Renaissance dramatist, declared that "sleep is the golden chain linking health and our bodies together." Sleep deprivation encourage myriad abnormal physiological changes. When sleep is affected by the short-term there is reduced vigilance and reaction time with a higher risk of accidents during the day. People to develop depressed mood, low memory, high blood pressure, abnormal sugar, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and increased inflammation. Long-term health consequences include premature death, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. There are also the harmful effects of mental, physical functioning and reduction in the overall quality of life. Sleep is an independent risk factor for the emergence of obesity in children and adolescents.

Withdisorder sleepare common. Even if there are more than 100 related sleep disorders insomnia,, sleep apnea, Narcolepsy, Hypersomnia and restless leg syndrome are the five best. Insomnia affects approximately half the population. Insomnia is characterized by difficulty in falling asleep, difficulty in maintaining sleep, waking up too early in the morning or are experiencing-refreshing sleep. Sleep Apnea is of two types. Central sleep apnea, occurs when the brain is not able to send appropriate signals to the respiratory muscles to start breathing. Obstructive Sleep Apnea is much more common and occurs in the air cannot flow into or out of your nose or mouth, even though they continue efforts to breathe. It is typically associated with obesity and snoring. Narcolepsy is characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness, out of spite adequate sleep on time. Drowsiness may also be due to diseases of the central nervous system, or drugs. The drugs are sedatives, Antihistamines, antidepressants, antipsychotics, decongestants and long-acting hypnotics, as well as the withdrawal of amphetamine. Patients with restless legs syndrome experience involuntary twitching or jerking ovements feet during sleep, a strong desire to move on.

Recent science as focused on the harmful effects on the cardiovascular system from sleep disorders. ten years follow-up studies of nurses has demonstrated that a brief sleep time associated with a higher risk of heart disease. In the Japanese segment of the study of patients with a short sleep time (about 5 hours a night) were found to be 2 to 3 fold increased risk for a heart attack. Sleep is also a metabolic system. IN
a report published in issue 25. April 2005 on the Archives of Internal Medicine, sleep duration of 6 hours or less, nine hours or more was associated with higher incidence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance, impaired. Qureshi studied 7884 persons older than the age of 31 years and found that excessive sleep is associated with a 50% increase in stroke and overall higher mortality. These findings have been reported in the journal Neurology in 1997. In a recent study published in the 17. April 2007 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers from Toronto
Followed by 164 patients with heart failure more than seven years. They found that with obstructive Sleep Apnea double the mortality rate compared to patients who have sleep apnea. Sleep Apnea is usually characterized by loud snoring. Epidemiological evidence, the
involved, as an independent risk factor for the development of not only hypertension and ischemic heart disease, but also moves. Anthony Burgess said, "laugh and the world laughs with you, snoring and sleep alone." And unfortunately, we have to add-and soon dies.

Health disorders may also prevent the proper sleep. Conditions, such as pain, lung diseases, congestive heart failure and pregnancy may interfere with the proper sleep. Depression and anxiety often causes
insomnia. Excessive coffee, cigarettes and alcohol, particularly teken late at night, can cause or aggravate sleep problems. Ageing affects sleep patterns, and older people can sleep in the night.

"The best cure insomnia is to get a lot of sleep." W. c. fields quotes (American comedian and actor, 1880-1946). Here are a few tips from the National Sleep Foundation to help you reasonable and refreshing sleep: ' avoid caffeine, nicotine and alcohol in the late afternoon and evening. Establish a regular, relaxing routine, which will allow you to relax and to send "a signal" to your brain, it's time to sleep. Avoid exposure to light. Taking a hot bath may help. Do sleep environment as pleasant, comfortable, quiet and dark, as is possible. Try to sleep during the day, if you have trouble sleeping at night. Exercise regularly, but it at least three hours before bedtime. Do not use the bed, nothing but sleep or sex. If you can't sleep after 30 minutes, I don't want to stay in bed, tossing and turning-get involved into the relaxation activities such as listening to soothing music or reading, you feel sleepy. Or watch TV or engage in other potentially encourage activity immediately before sleep. '

Epidemiological studies have shown that 7-8 hours sleep every night is associated with the lowest mortality and morbidity. "Sleep is the best meditation". The Dalai Lama quotes (spiritual leader, the 1989 Nobel Laureate
The Nobel Peace Prize). And sleep may also help lessen depression and anxiety, "the best bridge between despair and hope is a good night's sleep." E. Joseph Cossman. Develop good sleep discipline and hygiene. And as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ", will be your silent night and sleep
deep. "Have a good night!

Dr. Shashi k. Agarwal is a board certified internist and cardiologist to private practice in New York and New Jersey. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of holistic medicine and the American Academy of medicine too.