Healthy Sleep Habits Cut Risk of Heart Failure Nearly in Half

Healthy Sleep Habits Cut Risk of Heart Failure Nearly in Half
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Making small changes to promote healthy sleep can dramatically improve your health and longevity, including leading to a 42 percent lower risk of heart failure, finds a new study.

The new findings add to growing research linking sleep habits with heart health. A healthy sleep pattern for most people, at least in terms of heart health, means seven to nine hours of sleep, little or no insomnia, no snoring, early bird rising, and little or no daytime sleepiness.

Diane Fulton
Diane Fulton
MD
Dr. Diane Fulton is a professor emeritus at Clayton State University. She holds a Ph.D./MBA in business (University of Tennessee–Knoxville) and a bachelor’s with math/secondary education majors (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee). During her 45-year career as an administrator/professor teaching research and business, she authored 10 books, over 50 articles, and is now writing children’s books about the body, mindfulness, and cross-cultural awareness. Her passion is to share her knowledge to integrate a healthy body, mind, and soul. This article was originally published on GreenMedinfo.com
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