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lumineauxFrom today's Slate: http://www.slate.com/id/2174586/
Sleep deficiency can double your risk of death from heart disease, according to a study of Britons aged 35 to 55. Those whose nightly sleep fell from seven hours to five hours or less were 1.7 times as likely to die (compared with those who stayed at seven hours) over the next 11 to 17 years. Their risk of cardiovascular-related death was double. Theory: Sleep deficiency causes hypertension, fat, and diabetes. Researchers' spin: Modern society is bad for you. Skeptical view: Sleeping at least eight hours a night increased the risk of death even more than sleep deficiency did—and researchers have no idea why, so these correlations may be hooey. Human Nature's theory: If evolution deprives edible creatures of their senses for several hours a day, it must be bloody important. Sleep. (Full disclosure: Human Nature blames sleep deficiency for his present cold.) How many hours a night do you sleep?
Sleep deficiency can double your risk of death from heart disease, according to a study of Britons aged 35 to 55. Those whose nightly sleep fell from seven hours to five hours or less were 1.7 times as likely to die (compared with those who stayed at seven hours) over the next 11 to 17 years. Their risk of cardiovascular-related death was double. Theory: Sleep deficiency causes hypertension, fat, and diabetes. Researchers' spin: Modern society is bad for you. Skeptical view: Sleeping at least eight hours a night increased the risk of death even more than sleep deficiency did—and researchers have no idea why, so these correlations may be hooey. Human Nature's theory: If evolution deprives edible creatures of their senses for several hours a day, it must be bloody important. Sleep. (Full disclosure: Human Nature blames sleep deficiency for his present cold.) How many hours a night do you sleep?
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Date: 2007-09-25 04:42 pm (UTC)Varies. But: if I have been eating and exercising well, and sleeping regularly, I need 7.5 hours a night. That is when I spontaneously get up, and feel great doing so.
One of the interesting parts of falling in love with Robin, has been that she sleeps so differently than I do - much less, much less well, and different hours.
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