Lack Of Sleep Raises Risk Of Developing Hypertention

Not getting enough sleep? A new study suggest that those who lack enough shut-eye are at an increased risk of developing high blood pressure.

Sleep is very important, and can play a significant role in the amount of energy that we have to get through a given day.

People who do not get enough sleep tend to be more lethargic, stressed, and more likely to be less attentive at work due to them simply being tired.

Adults are recommended to get between 7 and 8 hours of sleep a night but those who don’t maybe at considerable health risk.

In a study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine we learn just how dangerous it can be not to get the recommended hours of sleep a night.

We need, 7 to 8 hours a night of sleep, and for every fewer hour we get, our risk of developing hypertention goes up by an astonishing 37 percent.

These results “confirm what we’ve seen in the lab that there are health consequences to not getting enough sleep or not sleeping well,” said study author Kristen Knutson.