Memory problems, risk of overweight, accelerated aging. Here are three examples of the harmful effects that too short nights have on our body. Researchers are increasingly interested in the long-term consequences of lack of sleep. For good reason, this contemporary evil concerns almost everyone and poisons life in the long term, recalls the program Sleepless America, which will be broadcast on November 30 on the National Geographic channel.
The documentary provides an overview of the dangers to health by focusing on Americans’ lack of sleep.
The survey was carried out with the expertise of the United States National Institute of Health and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. While 40% of adults and 70% of adolescents believe they do not get enough sleep, we are discovering that bad nights can overexpose Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, when you get enough sleep, your brain is able to evacuate harmful chemicals like beta-amyloid, a protein that accumulates in the form of plaques harms the nervous system. Sleep is therefore important to allow the brain to function optimally and to ensure its mission of “cleaning”, recalls the documentary.
Fatigue also influences team management
Sleep disorders related to shift work can give rise to various pathologies, such as sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, or even more serious heart disease, diabetes or depression.
Less well known is the effect that poor sleep can have on the attitude of team leaders at work. A study from the University of Washington and published in November points to the tendency of managers to abuse their team and sabotage their productivity.
The list of inconveniences is far from exhaustive. Needless to say that fatigue ruins the wishes of candidates for a diet or a healthy diet. Who has never wanted to find comfort in a sweetness to give themselves a boost?
