Less Sleep Heart Attack: A new study has revealed that sleeping less than 7 to 8 hours a day puts your heart at risk. Sleeping for seven to eight hours is a good habit to reduce the risk of PAD. To live a good life, there is a lot of need for a lot of sleep. Often you must have felt in yourself that when you stay awake till late at night and wake up early in the morning, the head remains heavy and the body feels very tired. The energy level of the body goes completely down. That is why health experts also advise people to get 8 hours of sleep.
Sleeping less than 7 to 8 hours is a danger bell for your heart
If you are getting only 5 or 6 hours of sleep daily, then its direct effect reaches your heart. Yes, it has been revealed in a study that the arteries of the hands and feet shrink in people who sleep less than 5 hours daily. It is one of the symptoms of atherosclerosis, in which the blood flow in the legs and arms gets obstructed due to accumulation of fat. Common PAD symptoms are numbness or coldness in the lower legs, weak pulse in the legs, painful cramps in the hips, changes in skin color in the legs, sores on the legs that do not heal completely.
Lack of sleep can harm the body
Studies have revealed that more than 200 million people in the world have PAD. Sleeping less than five hours a night is associated with a nearly doubled risk of PAD. Fewer hours of sleep increased the risk of PAD in 53,416 people. The results suggest that less sleep at night may increase the likelihood of developing PAD, and having PAD increases the risk of getting insufficient sleep. Staying up late at night, browsing the internet, working late and sleeping late in the morning has become a habit for many people. Health experts have been constantly warning against the habit of sleeping less and sleeping late as it increases the risk of heart attack.
Is sleeping longer the solution?
No, the study also concluded on longer sleep, it found that sleeping more than 8 hours increased the risk of PAD by 24%. Thus again the emphasis was laid on sleeping adequately. Keep in mind that you are sleeping for 7 to 8 hours a day, make sure to develop proper sleeping habits like switching off gadgets at least one hour before sleep time, having food one hour before sleep, book before sleep Try reading or meditating. Do not consume tea or coffee after evening as it can keep you awake for a long time.
Disclaimer: Before following the methods, methods and suggestions mentioned in this article, do take the advice of a doctor or a related expert.
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