Seven Hours Just Gets You Right On Sleep, Says Study

Have you found yourself skimping on sleep or oversleeping? A study conducted by researchers at West Virginia University's (WVU) faculty of medicine and published in the journal Sleep has found people sleeping more or less than seven hours a day, including naps, might be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in America. Adults below 60 who slept five hours or fewer at night were most at risk. Short sleep duration can bring on angina, while too little or too much sleep places an individual at greater risk of heart attack and stroke, according to the study. Although the authors of the WVU study could not determine the causal relationship between sleep duration and cardiovascular disease, they could determine that sleep duration impacts endocrine and metabolic functions, and lack of sleep can result in conditions like impaired glucose tolerance, reduced insulin sensitivity and elevated blood pressure, all of which can lead to hardening of arteries. Seems reason enough to give yourself those optimal seven hours of shut-eye at night in order get right with your body,,,

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