Improve sleep to lower chances of heart disease and stroke

Good quality sleep is essential to having a healthy body, and preventing serious illnesses. Lead researcher, Dr Nobuo Sasaki, states, “Poor sleep is associated with cardiovascular diseases such as ischemic heart disease and stroke but the kind of sleep disturbances that are most risky is not well documented. Poor sleep includes too short or too long sleep, difficulty falling asleep, and difficulty maintaining sleep.”

The Mayo Clinic offers some great tips to achieve better quality of sleep.

Stick to a sleep schedule

• Pay attention to what you eat and drink
• Create a restful environment
• Limit daytime naps
• Include physical activity in your daily routine
• Manage worries

Sources:

Science Daily

Mayo Clinic