Can’t Sleep? BEWARE This Deadly Disease!

By Jack Taylor Posted March 8, 2020

Dear Turapür Today Reader,

There’s nothing worse than tossing and turning the night away, rolling around in bed when you could be blissfully asleep.

It leaves you grouchy and uncomfortable all day, EXHAUSTED as you try to wrangle the grandkids and keep track of your thoughts – and for many Americans, it happens over and over again.

According to some estimates, 10 percent of adults struggle with chronic insomnia… a condition that’s often COMPOUNDED by late-night bathroom breaks, changing hormone levels, and rising stress or anxiety…

And if you’re one of them, it’s time to take notice.

Because irregular sleep may do MORE than wreck your mornings…

It could GIVE YOU deadly heart disease!

I’ll share a few tricks for blissful, rejuvenating sleep in just a moment – but first, you need to see the news on this.

In a study recently published by the American College of Cardiology, researchers outfitted close to 2,000 adults with wearable activity trackers and observed their sleep patterns over seven days.

Around four years later, they followed-up with each participant… and found that folks with the least-regular sleep were MORE LIKELY to develop markers and risk factors for heart disease!

Specifically, 111 participants had a heart disease event during the follow-up period… and the worse their sleep was (in terms of changing duration and timing), the worse their odds were.

Plus, those results continued AFTER researchers removed night-shift workers, people whose elevated heart risks are already well known!

Now, this was an observational study, so uncontrollable factors like sleep apnea or disordered breathing may have skewed the results… but ultimately, it comes down to this:

Good sleep is integral to good health.

When we’re asleep, our bodies have the chance to rest and rebuild, helping to REPAIR cellular damage, REFRESH our immune systems, and REJUVINATE our minds.

However, when we don’t sleep well (or enough), those processes may be delayed, leading to mood issues, memory problems, heart risk, and more.

Clearly, we should all be getting more shuteye – but for some folks, I know that’s easier said than done.

Here’s how to get started:

1. Turn off all electronics an hour or two before bed. Studies show that the blue light emitted from your cellphone, TV, and tablet can confuse your body’s internal clock and make it harder to fall asleep.
2. Quit refined carbohydrates. Research from December found that postmenopausal women who consumed high amounts of these foods – including white bread, white rice, sweets, and some pastas – were more likely to develop insomnia.
3. Consider a supplement. You can find melatonin, a natural hormone that regulates your sleep-wake cycle, at nearly every drugstore and pharmacy. Upping your levels can help you fall and stay asleep.
4. Guard your gut. Researchers out of Boulder, Colorado recently found that animals eating more prebiotics (compounds that feed “good bugs” in your gut) had better sleep and less-severe stress. Look for a high-quality prebiotic from your local health food store.

Do you have feedback you want to share? Drop me a line: feedback@turapur.com.

Regards,

Jack Taylor
Department of Research, Turapür Products