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Saturday 29 October 2022
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Professor Yuri Belnikov, a cardiologist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, revealed how bad sleep affects many organs and systems of the body, especially the heart and blood vessels.
Belnikov explains that it is necessary to value sleep, because its importance to heart health is no less than regular physical activity and healthy nutrition. And because insomnia is not only a person’s condition, but rather a step towards contracting a number of diseases, according to “Russia Today”.
Above all, he adds, sleep problems can cause high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, and irregular heartbeat. “The most prominent manifestations of insomnia are stroke and, of course, heart failure,” he says.
The academic points out that the causes of poor sleep are: uncomfortable bedding or sleeping conditions, and he says: “The bedroom should not be hot.”
“It also affects the quality of sleep, frequent changes in sleeping position, stress, depression and poor nutrition. Therefore, in order to sleep well, you should always go to bed at the same time, even on holidays,” he asserts.