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Tennessee Department of Health Provides Information About the Value of SleepNow I Lay Me Down To …
Increasingly scientists and researchers are learning more about other values of sleep that may impact health and help improve and extend lives. “The effects of sleep on the human body are both complex and amazing, affecting not just appearance and alertness, but many aspects of physical and mental health,” said TDH Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH. “We now understand the amount and quality of sleep can be factors in getting or avoiding cancer and heart disease, cause weight gain leading to obesity, and contribute to joint inflammation and other physical problems. Lack of proper sleep can also cause depression, memory loss and weaken creativity, as well as generating performance issues affecting safety.”Sleep needs vary from one person to another; current recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are:
Here are some more facts about sleep:
“If you are experiencing regular problems with going to sleep or staying asleep, discuss these with your healthcare provider,” Dreyzehner said. “We now know sleep is just as important to good health as diet and exercise, and your clinician may recommend some simple changes to your lifestyle that can affect both the quality and duration of your sleep. In most cases ‘sleeping pills’ aren’t the answer; making small modifications to sleeping position, keeping TVs or other electronic screens out of the bedroom or addressing other challenges, such as sleep apnea, may be all it takes for you to get the sleep you need.” About the Tennessee Department of HealthThe mission of the Tennessee Department of Health is to protect, promote and improve the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee. TDH has facilities in all 95 counties and provides direct services for more than one in five Tennesseans annually as well as indirect services for everyone in the state, including emergency response to health threats, licensure of health professionals, regulation of health care facilities and inspection of food service establishments. Learn more about TDH services and programs at http://health.state.tn.us/ SectionsNewsTopicsalcohol, Blood, cancer, Depression, diabetes, Heart, Heart Disease, Immune System, Inflammation, Insulin, John Dreyzehner, Memory Loss, Nashville, Nashville TN, Newborns, Obesity, sleep, Sleep Apnea, TDH, TDOH, Tennessee Department of Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Weight Gain |
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