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The Brain Literally Starts Eating Itself When It Doesn't Get Enough Sleep
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The Brain Literally Starts Eating Itself When It Doesn't Get Enough Sleep
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The Brain Literally Starts Eating Itself When It Doesn't Get Enough Sleep
So...in a peak oil forum what you are you implying? That peakers are all insomniacs?
Cog wrote:I break my sleep up into two periods. Afternoon nap of varying length. Generally 2-3 hours. Then sleep again from 11:00 pm to 0400 am. The diurnal pattern that Ibon references. I feel more rested than trying to sleep 8 hours straight.
It seems a pretty harmless occupation, but taking an afternoon nap can knock years off your life, say researchers.
British adults who sleep for an hour or more in the day increased the chances of premature death by almost a third, scientists found.
The biggest risks appear to be associated with lung diseases, such as bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia.
Adults who nap every day are up to two-and-a-half times more likely to die from respiratory illnesses than those who don’t.
Researchers said that this could be because napping triggers inflammation in the body.
However, the findings, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, also suggested that dozing during the day could be a signal that the person already has lung disease.
Experts at Cambridge tracked more than 16,000 British men and women over 13 years.
They studied adults who, in the late nineties, signed up to a major research project investigating the effects of diet and lifestyle on cancer.
As part of the project, volunteers gave details of their sleeping habits – including whether they took a nap in the day.
Researchers then followed them up for 13 years and recorded the number of deaths – just over 3,000 – and what caused them.
Cog wrote:I'm going to be real annoyed if I don't outlive everyone on this board.
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