Thursday, February 2, 2023
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
The News Beam
  • Home
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business & Economy
    • Sports
    • Entertainment
    • Global
  • Development
    • Health
    • Education
    • MGDs
    • Development Agencies
  • Your Community
    • CDAs
    • LGAs
    • Projects
    • Community Champions
  • The Entrepreneur
    • Street Money
    • SMEs
    • Youthprenuers
    • Agriprenuers
    • Capacity Building
  • Specials
    • Lifestyle
    • Relationships
    • Books & Arts
    • Faith
    • Teens World
    • Guest Columnists
The News Beam
  • Home
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business & Economy
    • Sports
    • Entertainment
    • Global
  • Development
    • Health
    • Education
    • MGDs
    • Development Agencies
  • Your Community
    • CDAs
    • LGAs
    • Projects
    • Community Champions
  • The Entrepreneur
    • Street Money
    • SMEs
    • Youthprenuers
    • Agriprenuers
    • Capacity Building
  • Specials
    • Lifestyle
    • Relationships
    • Books & Arts
    • Faith
    • Teens World
    • Guest Columnists
No Result
View All Result
The News Beam
Home DEVELOPMENT Health

BEWARE ! Too Much Sleep Can Cause Early Death

October 24, 2020
in Health, News
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
A A
0
BEWARE ! Too Much Sleep Can Cause Early Death
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Oversleeping can increase the risk of dying early by as much as 41 percent. Few people are aware of this because there is more emphasize on the dangers of inadequate sleep and little or none about the dangers of excessive sleeping.

What is Oversleeping?

Oversleeping is simply getting too much sleep too often. When someone struggles to wake up to their alarm each morning and therefore sleeps in, longer than their intended wake-up time. It causes negative impacts of health and general well-being. A global study conducted by the European Heart Journal shows that sleeping more than the recommended six to eight hours a night increases your risk of dying sooner than expected, as a matter of fact, by as much as 41 percent. This data came from 116,613 people, ages 35 to 70, from 21 countries surveyed. This doesn’t necessarily mean that too much sleep will kill immediately, it is a slow poison. Over a period of time, it increases chances of stroke, obesity, diabetes, heart failure, impaired fertility, cognitive deterioration and other cardiovascular problems, which ultimately leads to death. It effect could also be more simple like causing anxiety, low energy, memory problems, headaches, back pain etc.

Why am I oversleeping?

Unfortunately, there is no straight forward answer to what counts as oversleeping. Oversleeping often isn’t the result of laziness. There are many factors which may be contributing to an oversleeping problem. Roy Raymann, PhD Chief Scientific Officer at SleepScore Labs, states that it depends on quite a number of factors including age, depression, fitness level, genetics, activity, health, the amount of stress a person is under. Other causes are taking certain medications, pregnancy and a reaction to oncoming illness. In more serious cases, it might be the symptom of hypersomnia or other sleeping disorders and medical conditions. According to the Centers for Disease control and prevention, however, here’s how long each age group should sleep each night all things being equal:

Infants (4 months to 12 months)12-16 hours
Toddler (1-2 years)11-14 hours
Pre-school (3-5 years)10-13 hours
School Age (6-12 years)9-12 hours
Teenagers (13-17 years)8-10 hours
Adults (18-60 years)7 or more hours
Adults (61-64 years)7-9 hours
Adults (65+ years)7-8 hours

How do I stop oversleeping.

Here are some tips to take to sleep less and not feel sleepless:

  1. Change your alarm routine: First, set your alarm for the same time every morning, no matter whether it’s a weekday or the weekend. Rising at exactly the same time every day is key. For the first week, delay the time you go to bed by 20 minutes, the second week, delay it by 40 minutes. For the third week, delay it by an hour. Continue cutting down in 20 minute increments until you are sleeping at most eight hours a night.
  2.  Avoid sleeping in on weekends even when you really want to: Always dodge the urge to take a nap .Taking naps in the day, especially if you don’t need them, can lead to you feeling overtired. Get busy on weekends and wait for a sweet night sleep.
  3. Keep a sleep diary: Recording each night’s sleep in a journal will enable you to keep track of whether you are getting too much sleep or not.
  4. Avoid taking alcohol before bedtime
  5. If you are unable to change your sleeping habits and can’t get out of bed with less than 10 or 12 hours of sleep a night, then it might be time talk to your doctor. Also see your doctor if you always feel tired in the morning, regardless of how much sleep you had. If lifestyle habits are not enough to reduce your sleep, a doctor may be able to help.

Remember, more sleep, doesn’t mean good sleep!

Tags: Health NewsSleeping
ShareTweetSend
Previous Post

Breaking! Owners of Vandalized Stores to be Compensated by Lagos State Govt

Next Post

I only admired her beauty!

Related Posts

New Naira Notes: Emefiele blames banks for scarcity, abuse at parties
Finance

New Naira Notes: Emefiele blames  banks for scarcity, abuse at parties

January 31, 2023
28
Delia Ferreira Rubio, Transparency International Chairperson
News

Corruption: Nigeria ranks 150 out of 180 countries

January 31, 2023
23
INEC
News

Fuel scarcity could affect 2023 election logistics-INEC warns

January 31, 2023
25
Inflation in December 2022
News

What you need to know: December inflation rate at   21.34%

January 16, 2023
18
Business Risks Forecasts
Business & Economy

How to Protect Your Business from Top Risks in 2023

November 15, 2022
50
eNaira: CBN lists 7 benefits to Nigerians, economy
Business & Economy

eNaira: CBN lists 7 benefits to Nigerians, economy

November 10, 2022
25
Next Post
I only admired her beauty!

I only admired her beauty!

Health

5 Health Benefits of Eating Rice You Don't Know About

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
How to Apply for the N25 Billion Youth Investment Fund of the Federal Govt

How to Apply for the N25 Billion Youth Investment Fund of the Federal Govt

October 16, 2020
Covid-19: See List of Vaccination Centers in Lagos State

Covid-19: See List of Vaccination Centers in Lagos State

August 19, 2021
Banks suffer 11% reduction in new loans as customers resist interest rate hike

CBN reveals 9 Business Categories that recorded Increased Activity This Month

9
BREAKING ! How Hurriedly installed Application Saved Central Bank of Nigeria website from 'Anonymous' hack

BREAKING ! How Hurriedly installed Application Saved Central Bank of Nigeria website from ‘Anonymous’ hack

7
New Naira Notes: Emefiele blames banks for scarcity, abuse at parties

New Naira Notes: Emefiele blames  banks for scarcity, abuse at parties

January 31, 2023
Delia Ferreira Rubio, Transparency International Chairperson

Corruption: Nigeria ranks 150 out of 180 countries

January 31, 2023

Categories

  • Agriprenuers (12)
  • Books & Arts (7)
  • Business & Economy (435)
  • Capacity Building (25)
  • CDAs (2)
  • Community Champions (1)
  • Crime (196)
  • DEVELOPMENT (74)
  • Development Agencies (109)
  • Economy (318)
  • Education (192)
  • Entertainment (405)
  • Faith (55)
  • Finance (336)
  • Global (103)
  • Guest Columnists (17)
  • Health (56)
  • Health (242)
  • Industry (149)
  • LGAs (1)
  • Lifestyle (98)
  • MGDs (10)
  • News (2,295)
  • Politics (374)
  • Projects (2)
  • Relationships (70)
  • Security (164)
  • SMEs (15)
  • SPECIALS (87)
  • Sports (311)
  • Street Money (9)
  • Tech (138)
  • Teens World (3)
  • The Entrepreneur (26)
  • Uncategorized (70)
  • Your Community (33)
  • Youthprenuers (14)
No Result
View All Result
News
Politics
Business & Economy
Sports
Entertainment
Global

Development

Health
Education
MGDs
Development Agencies

Your Community

CDAs
LGAs
Projects
Community Champions

The Entrepreneur

Street Money
SMEs
Youthprenuers
Agriprenuers
Capacity Building

Specials

Lifestyle
Relationships
Books & Arts
Faith
Teens World
Guest Columnists

Follow Us

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Usage
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advert Rates
  • Newsletters
  • Resources
  • Submit a Story
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business & Economy
    • Sports
    • Entertainment
    • Global
  • Development
    • Health
    • Education
    • MGDs
    • Development Agencies
  • Your Community
    • CDAs
    • LGAs
    • Projects
    • Community Champions
  • The Entrepreneur
    • Street Money
    • SMEs
    • Youthprenuers
    • Agriprenuers
    • Capacity Building
  • Specials
    • Lifestyle
    • Relationships
    • Books & Arts
    • Faith
    • Teens World
    • Guest Columnists
  • Login

© 2020 The News Beam is the highest circulated and most read newspaper in Nigeria. The online portal of The News Beam is the most visited website in the world.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.

Subscribe With The News Beam