Scientists Finding Out What Losing Sleep Does to a Body
Scientists Finding Out What Losing Sleep Does to a Body
But the first clues that otherwise healthy people who do not get enough sleep or who shift their sleep schedules because of work, family or lifestyle may be endangering their health emerged from large epidemiological studies that found people who slept the least appeared to be significantly more likely to die.
There isn’t anything conclusive in this article but it has some interesting tidbits including that folks with low sleep levels have trouble balancing their blood sugar level.
Even though I created a Sleep is for the Weak shirt, I am not one who can go on no sleep for a long time. Lately I’ve noticed I like to get at least 8 hours. The time I go to sleep also seems to be a factor. If I go to bed at 4 AM, even if I wake up close to noon, I don’t feel the same as if I went to bed around at midnight and woke up at 8 AM.
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