This might pique the interest of the elderly and those who are nearing their fifties. I wish that any one blog post in this series may touch a chord in any age group and that person takes some proactive measure to nurture regular sleeping habits. Any reason can be the catalyst and the person is intrigued enough to research and exercise the will to inculcate regular sleeping habits. Then, I will consider these posts a resounding success.
Blood pressure is a very known and acknowledged result of lack of sleep or erratic sleep patterns. This leads to stress, bad eating habits and increases the risk of diabetes.
A night of bad sleep can affect your mood and concentration the next day, but it won’t affect your overall health. But a regular lack of sleep can have a bigger effect. In the long run, you’re more likely to become overweight or obese and develop problems including high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. (https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/your-blood-pressure/how-to-lower-your-blood-pressure/healthy-living/sleep-and-your-blood-pressure/#:~:text=A%20night%20of%20bad%20sleep,pressure%2C%20diabetes%20and%20heart%20disease)
It's thought that sleep helps the body control hormones needed to control stress and metabolism. Over time, a lack of sleep could cause swings in hormones. Hormone changes can lead to high blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease. Don't try to make up for a lack of sleep with a lot of sleep. Too much sleep — although not as bad as too little sleep — can lead to high blood sugar and weight gain, which can affect heart health. (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/expert-answers/sleep-deprivation/faq-20057959)
The following posts I will talk about the mental and emotional concerns which are plausible because of sleep deprivation. I am not sure if the readers are as aghast as I am, waking up to the fact that lack of sleep, sleep deprivation can have such drastic negative effects.
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