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How not getting enough sleep is killing you?
Sleep deprivation for a longer period, increases your risk for a number of disorders that can cause death. Sleep deficient might seem like a small issue, but it can inflict disruption on your health in significant ways. I’ve read many studies that have shown that sleep deprivation increases the risk of several serious health issues which may even lead to an early death. Though everyone needs a different amount of sleep to feel refreshed, most adults need 7 to 9 hours of sleep each day.
Insufficient sleep duration has been connected to 7 out of 15 leading causes of death in America — including cardiovascular disease, cancerous tumors, cerebrovascular disease, accidents, diabetes, septicemia, and high blood pressure. When you’re sleep-deprived, you’re at an advanced risk, such as the risk of accidents. You are more likely to get in an dangerous accident if you are driving while sleep-deprived. Slips, trips, and falls are all more likely if you are lacking sleep, as well as the increased risk of stroke, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and risk of suicide.
I’ve read some studies that shows, people who are getting six hours of sleep, instead of seven or eight, begin to feel that they’ve adapted to that sleep deprivation — means they’re fine with it. But if we look at how they actually do on tests of mental alertness and performance, they continue to go downhill. There comes a point in sleep deprivation when we lose touch with how impaired we are.
