When you’re having trouble sleeping – as most women in menopause are – it’s hard to believe that too much sleep can cause problems. I’d settle for a little too much sleep anytime. But new research suggests that too much shut-eye can raise your risk of stroke… and too little makes you vulnerable too. Where’s the sweet spot?
As reported in the October issue of the Women’s Health Advisor newsletter, the study (published in the journal Stroke) followed 93,000 women ages 50-79 for seven years. It found that postmenopausal women who slept nine or more hours a night were 70 percent more likely to suffer a stroke than women who slept seven hours. Women who slept for six or fewer hours a night had a 14 percent higher stroke risk. So it seems that 7-8 hours of sleep is what we should all wish for.
Too much sleep can cause other problems too. See my earlier blogpost about a Canadian study on the connection between sleep and weight gain.
On average, how many hours of sleep do you get a night?
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