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the docs are in health & wellness Who needs sleep? Sobering reasons to get your ZZZs By Monica Jiddou-Patros, M.D. How often have you stayed up late to finish a project, woken up early to get a head start on the day or wished that there were more hours in a day? Likely, more times than you can count. Between work and play, there are too few hours to accomplish everything we would like in a single day. Because sleep is often considered a luxury rather than a necessity, it is commonly sacrificed in order to accomplish more. Cutting back on hours spent sleeping or having disrupted sleep, however, can negatively affect overall health. Sleep plays an important role in maintaining a positive mood, cognitive function and performance. On Monica Jiddou- Patros, M.D SPECIAL TO THE CHALDEAN NEWS average, adults need seven to nine hours of sleep to function well. Over time, lack of sleep can lead to depression and anxiety, and a widely cited survey revealed that patients diagnosed with depression or anxiety were more likely to sleep less than six hours a night. Have you ever felt forgetful or absentminded after a night of poor sleep? If so, it’s probably because the brain consolidates memories during sleep, allowing us to learn to think clearly. Sleep deprivation also can make you feel irritable and too tired to enjoy leisure-time activities that require sustained attention such as watching a movie or your child’s softball game. With decreased sleep, concentration, reasoning, problem-solving skills and performance are impaired and can result in work-related injuries or automobile accidents. Drowsiness also negatively impacts reaction time, making driving and sleepdeprived individuals comparable to drunk drivers. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, one in five auto accidents is due to driver fatigue, resulting in 100,000 to 250,000 accidents each year. Moreover, lack of sleep can decrease quality of life. Sleep also provides the body time to recuperate after a long day. While we snooze, the body performs vital functions such as muscle repair, protein synthesis and tissue growth. Hormones that regulate our blood sugar and appetite are produced during sleep. With decreased hours of sleep, one’s appetite is stimulated and cravings for high-fat, high-carbohydrate foods increase, potentially leading to obesity. People who sleep fewer than six hours a night are 30 percent more likely to be obese than their counterparts who routinely get seven to nine hours. Monday - Friday until 10pm Weekends/Holidays 9am - 6pm We’re the area’s only Certified Urgent Care Center Count on our experienced physicians and staff for trusted urgent medical care. Come in today. No appointment needed! LAKES MEDICAL CENTER BUILDING 2300 Haggerty Road (just south of Pontiac Trail) • West Bloomfield 248-926-9111 • LakesUrgentCare.com 26 CHALDEAN NEWS MAY 2014
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