Adults need to sleep between seven and nine hours a night to be healthy. However, achieving these hours can be difficult on many occasions. “We know that we must sleep to survive and to guarantee our well-being, but we don’t have information on why lack of sleep impacts our health”, says cardiologist Ashish Sarraju of Cleveland Clinic.
Sleep has a direct impact on heart health. According to the World Health Organization, Hypertension affects between 20 and 40% of the adult population in Latin America, and it is estimated that 250 million people suffer from high blood pressure.
Annually, 1.6 million deaths from cardiovascular diseases are reportedof those who are around the middle of a millon are people under 70 years old.
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According to Cleveland, lack of sleep is one of the risk factors that can contribute to developing hypertension problems. In addition, other aspects that can influence such as: age, diet, exercise, whether a person smokes or family history.
During the rest, a phenomenon called “night immersion”, this allows the blood pressure to decrease during the night. “When we sleep we see that there is approximately a 10% decrease in blood pressure. The researchers relate this to our cardiac rhythm”, mentions Ashish Sarraju. Of course, if we do not sleep the necessary hours, this immersion will occur again and this is what can end in hypertension or cardiovascular problems.
Los efectos en el corazón
Not getting enough sleep can do much more than eye bags. The investigators of American Heart Association they discovered that the lack of sleep is associated with a greater accumulation of calcium in the arteries of the heart. When this accumulates in the arteries, Plaques are formed that can generate a heart attack. In the studio, just one hour less than sleeping each night increased the risk of calcium accumulation in the arteries by 33%.
On the other hand, not getting enough sleep eitherencourage the production of certain appetite-suppressing hormones in your body, which can cause weight gain.
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How to improve sleep?
Not all people who have hypertension suffer from a sleep disorder. “Having a good sleep depends on many external factors that many times do not control the patient”, explains Dr. Sarraju. This is why the doctor gives some advice for having more time to rest.
- Keep a constant schedule with the time to go to sleep and the time at which you start the day, even on rest days.
- Do exercise, preferably, during hours of the day.
- Disconnect light sources such as television, computers, cell phones and lights.
- Avoid eating or drinking anything from three hours before bedtime.
- Disconnecting from the environment like news, social networks or any factor that can generate stress.
- Avoid alcohol or caffeine consumption before bedtime.
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