Sleep Deprivation Can Be Fatal
How many of you don’t get enough sleep each night? Did you know that it can actually be fatal.
I’m the first to admit that I don’t get the required 7-8 hrs of sleep each night….. just seems as if there’s never enough hours in the day…right??? Well after checking out this article on ABCnews.com, things are about to change. Check it out below…
“Most people can relate to the occasional sleepless night, but for sufferers of a rare form of insomnia, sleeplessness can be fatal.
Silvano, an Italian man who suffered from such a condition, lost the ability to sleep at age 53. Four months after checking into a sleep clinic in Bologna, Italy, in 1984, Silvano went into a coma and died. Through Silvano’s case, Italian scientists discovered an extremely rare genetic disease called fatal familial insomnia, or FFI.
FFI sufferers fall into a state in which they are neither fully asleep nor awake. The inability to sleep wreaks havoc on their lives. Sleeplessness deteriorates into exhaustion, dementia and, ultimately, death. There is no cure. For scientists, why a lack of sleep could kill you is still an unsolved mystery….”
To top that off, I read an article that claimed over 60% of Americans are sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation drains our ability to function at 100%. It also causes depression, anxiety and loss of memory. Scary huh??? Be honest…how many hours of sleep do you get each night?
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