If you have ever wondered why you are so ratty in the morning, a bad night’s sleep or lack of sleep could be the cause.
A wellness expert has emphasised the importance of sleep in maintaining optimum health and wellbeing.
Marianne J Davey, director of the British Snoring & Sleep Apnea Association, said a good night’s sleep can prevent the onset of physical and mental illnesses.
She explained that while people are asleep, a range of hormones in the body work to repair and renew the body’s tissues.
“Bodybuilding hormones are governed by sleep, so it is no good just being in bed, you need to sleep deeply for the growth hormone to enter the bloodstream,” Mrs Davey said.
“Mentally, if we don’t sleep well we wake up feeling un-refreshed, ill-tempered, prone to arguments and depressed.”
Constantly staying awake during the night can also cause the hormones that work by day and those that work by night to become confused and work against each other, Mrs Davey maintained.
Research has also shown that women with severe obstructive sleep apnea are at a greater risk of cardiovascular death.
Men have been known to be at an increased risk of mortality through cardiovascular complications if they have sleep apnoea, however, the study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine was the first to confirm that the condition affects women in the same way.
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