One does wonder who this is aimed at? I mean if one is living in conditions not conducive to sleep, what can you do about it? I listened to a story on the new the other day that a guy was killed right outside of this other guy's apartment and the bullets went right through the walls above his nose as he lay sleeping. If you are in an area of town where security is an issue, sleeping is tough. Or how about having a train rumble by every 20 minutes? That doesn;t help, either. How does this information help these insomniacs?
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| Taken from the BBC here |
More than one-third of Americans—some 84 million people—aren’t getting enough sleep, research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals. An analysis of the sleep habits of more than 400,000 adults reveals that on average, only 65 percent sleep seven or more hours each night—the minimum amount recommended for good health. Previous research has shown that chronic sleep deprivation greatly increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and psychological problems. Race and economic status plays a role: Two-thirds of whites and Hispanics report getting a healthy amount of sleep, but only about 50 percent of black people say the same. Adequate sleep is also more common among college graduates and those with jobs than among people who are unemployed or have less education. To get more shut-eye, the CDC’s Wayne Giles tells NBCNews.com, people should adopt “lifestyle changes such as going to bed at the same time each night and rising at the same time each morning,” as well as “turning off or removing televisions, computers, and mobile devices from the bedroom.”
From the March 11th edition of the Week Magazine.
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