Daylight Savings Time and Heart Attacks?

I like to stay up on current events, especially health related ones. One interesting article I came across was about the link between Daylight Savings Time and heart attacks! Did you know that research suggests a link between the two events? A recent study found that in Sweden there is an increase in the number of heart attacks for a few days after clocks are set forward in the spring and that the number of heart attacks slightly declines the following Monday that clocks are set back an hour in the fall. The cause of the increase is suggested to be related to the minor reduction in sleep. The research on this topic was performed by Dr. Imre Janszky of the Karolinska Institute and Dr. Rickard Lijung of the National Board of Health and Welfare.
The research also found that the risk was greater in women then men and that the effect was more pronounced in people under the age of 65. There are more than 1.5 billion people that live in areas that use daylight savings time. "Our data suggest that vulnerable people might benefit from avoiding sudden changes in their bioligic rhythms," said Drs. Janszky and Lijung.
They presented their findings in the October 30 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
The National Sleep Foundation estimates that 70 million Americans have sleep problems and they also recommend that people get between seven and nine hours of sleep per night.
In conconclusion, pay attention to the amount of sleep you are getting and the quality of sleep as well. If you find that you are not getting the proper amount and quality of sleep, then take a look at your lifestyle and try to make adjustments to allow you to do so.
If you are experiencing problems with your sleep habits, then here are a couple tips to try to help you. First, make sure your bed-time surroundings are as dark as possible, without causing any safety issues. Try to avoid having a snack close to the time you are planning to go to sleep for the night. I hope this has been interesting and helpful. I wish everyone a much happier, healthier future!For more information on this topic, please click on one of the links below.

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