Sub par sleep can have various adverse effects on your body

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Sub-Par Sleep Can Have Various Adverse Effects On Your Body The fast paced life with almost 12 to 16 hours workload on weekdays deprives many people a sound sleep. It is a common occurrence with most of the employees, working hard to earn their income. However, many of us do not notice the „evil effects‟ of deprivation of sleep on our body from this workload. It happens usually in the age from 16 to 40 that most people tend to sacrifice their sleep for work. When we ask people how you‟d make up your lost sleep, a common answer comes that “I‟ll sleep in on the weekends”. I‟m sure we‟ve all had similar thoughts. Unfortunately, researches shows that sleep deprivation caused in weekdays cannot be covered up in weekends. Sleeping on the weekends will not solve the issue of sleep disorders that you have developed unknowingly. Did you know that sub-par sleep can have various adverse effects on your body? The common adverse effects that can come from sub-par sleep are:      

Drowsiness Reduced attention span Hypertension Irregular level of blood sugar Frequent mood change Stress & fatigue

To help you more understand the above the adverse effects from sleeping in weekends to compensate weekdays sleep, I will try to share an interesting research by Alexandros N. Vgontzas of Penn State University College of Medicine.


Research Main Idea Experiment on 30 people on a sleep schedule limiting weekday sleep.

Research Main Outcomes (Source: News wise Website)

1. “The researchers found that the volunteers‟ sleepiness increased significantly after sleep restriction, but returned to baseline after recovery sleep.” 2. “The volunteers‟ measures on a performance test that assessed their ability to pay attention deteriorated significantly after sleep restriction and did not improve after recovery.” 3. “Two nights of extended recovery sleep may not be sufficient to overcome behavioral alertness deficits resulting from mild sleep restriction.” You can notice that sleep-debt can be a challenging health problem. However, if I were to look at common mass opinion, many of us do not care for such studies and still goes on with our life as it is. I understand the feelings; as work is important and without that survival is difficult. However, I can help you if you can follow the three suggestions/advise on the next paragraph. It‟ll surly help you improvise on your sleep habits along with the regular work you do. For More Information Visit:- Pillows for side sleepers


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