As with all other health issues, it is heartening to see that it's not only apparent that "Sleep research has exploded in recent years as a result of busy lifestyles that have cut into sleep time." as noted in this article in the Globe and Mail, but that any differences between the sexes in this regard are also being explored. Women are harder hit than men when it comes to the impact of problems sleeping and the resulting health problems. It notes:
Researchers from the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., compared sleep patterns in a group of men and women and found that women who slept poorly had significantly higher levels of biomarkers that are associated with an increased risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Women who slept poorly were also much more likely to experience hostility, distress, depression and anger, according to the study.
The article does not go on to explain what might be the cause of this finding.
The title quote for this posting was also taken from the same article and I could not have said it better myself. Hopefully as sleep issues are being reported on by the press and other sources, those who have problems with sleep will be made aware they are not alone, and their options to try and address the problem; especially women.
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1 comment:
Yes. I've got to agree public awareness really needs to be increased.
The number of people I have talked to who have sleep problems and who accept it as part of their lives is terrible. They've gradually got used to the lack of sleep and don't think much of it. I just wish I could give them one good nights sleep so they could realize what an effect it was having on them.
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