Poor sleep is a modern phenomenon with over 50% adults failing to get enough sleep.
Did you know that for adults to remain healthy you need on average of 7 hours sleep a night? with additional hours required after long haul flights, long distance travel, illness, infection, surgery, stress and exposure to the cold.
Insomnia is classified as receiving less than 4 hours sleep for more than 3 nights per week.
The impact of sleep disorders, including insomnia or poor quality sleep affects many people on a day to day basis leading to reduced capability and function both at work and home.
Common symptoms of poor sleep
- impaired reflexes
- excessive clumsiness
- increased irritability
- mood swings
- reduced work capacity
- poor concentration.
However, we now know that the implications of chronically poor sleep to our health are far reaching including elevating the risk of developing new disease such as diabetes, heart disease, depression, obesity and even reducing life span.
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