3 Dangers Of Inadequate Rest You Should Avoid

Inadequate rest is one of the prevalent issues that pose a major health threat to the modern man especially because of the mounting rigor associated with the demands at work and sometimes home. The resulting high level of stress is what has been classified by medical scientists as a major reason for most cases of sleep disorder. Some of the dangers that could be easily traced to inadequate rest include:

MOOD DISORDER

A single night of inadequate rest or sleep deprivation may make one irritable, stressed,moody, inability to concentrate, feelings of headache and general unwellness.  Cummulatively or chronic state of poor sleep is linked to depression, mental exhaustion, psychosis, paranoia and hallucination.

HARD-TO-TREAT-HYPERTENSION

Sleep quality and quantity appear to influence hypertension risks in both men and women. There is a strong link between sleep quality and a type of high blood pressure known as RESISTANT HYPERTENSION which does not respond to the typical drug based treatments.

OBESITY/DIABETES

Partial sleep deprivation (less than six hours of night sleep) may not only increase the risk of high blood pressure but also obesity which in its self is a known modifiable risk factor for hypertension.
Sleep deprivation causes changes in an individual's  food intake by altering the key hormones involved in appetite regulation(GHRELIN AND LEPTIN