If people do not keep to your usual sleep time
Sleep is very important for our General health. We do not sleep enough, this can cause numerous health problems and diseases. A new study tried to find out now, how the regularity of the sleep time affects the health. These effects were already significant for our resting heart rate, if people go only 30 minutes later than usual to bed.
In the current investigation of the University of Notre Dame, it was noted that the compliance is of the usual sleep time have a negative impact on the resting heart rate. The results of the study were published in the English magazine “Digital Medicine”.
A healthy sleep is nowadays still possible?
In spite of the increasing awareness of how important sleep is for our health, it is very hard for many people to get enough sleep. One reason for this is the use of Smartphones, so we are available around the clock to respond to any time on social media and the blue light of the device are exposed, for example.
Lack of sleep leads to diseases
Lack of sleep is associated with various diseases. If we do not regularly get enough sleep, this is associated with an increased risk for numerous health conditions, including Diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease.
How had later to bed go to the resting heart rate?
The new study dealt with whether the on-time could have bed effects on health. For this, they investigated the correlation between the regularity of the sleep time and the resting heart rate (RHR). Thus, it was found that people who go only 30 minutes later than usual to bed, have a significantly higher resting heart rate, which continues even to the following day.
Higher resting heart rate at risk of cardiovascular health
“We already know that an increase in the resting heart rate means an increased risk for cardiovascular health. Through our study we have found that even if you do not get seven hours of sleep per night, if you go every night to the same time to bed, not only is your resting heart rate during sleep increases, but also on the next day transmits,“ reports study author Nitesh Chawla of the University of Notre Dame in a press release.
How were the data evaluated?
The research group analyzed data from 557 College students collected in the course of four years. They recorded a total of 255.736 sleep sessions. There are significant increases in the RHR could be observed, if persons between one Minute and 30 minutes went out later than your normal bedtime to bed. The later they went to bed, the higher the increase in RHR was. The Rates remained until the following day increases.
As had earlier to go to bed?
Surprisingly, it was also earlier going to bed is also associated with signs of an increase in the RHR, where it depended, however, on how early you went to sleep. A 30 minutes earlier to bed than usual and seemed to have little effect, while a go about a half-hour earlier to bed the RHR increased significantly. In cases of earlier sleep times, the RHR levelled up while sleeping.
What affects our sleep?
Circadian rhythms, medications, and lifestyle factors all play an important role when it comes to healthy sleep habits. However, it should be also taken into account the consistency.
We should keep regular sleeping times
For many people, the regular sleep times differ only in the working week compared to the weekend. For shift workers and people who travel often, however, it is a real challenge to go out every night at the same time to bed. To establish a healthy bedtime routine is obviously very important for a healthy sleep, just as important, however, is to stick to such a Routine of regular sleep time. (as)
