"A sleep issue that afflicts over a third of Americans, up to 70 million people, has been shown to drastically raise the risk of developing multiple health conditions, including obesity, heart disease and dementia. While a landmark Mayo Clinic study recently highlighted a 40 per cent increased risk of dementia, equivalent to 3.5 years of accelerated brain aging, the detrimental impact of insomnia extends far beyond neurology. Insomnia is a key contributor to the development and worsening of high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, obesity and type 2 diabetes, while also crippling the immune system and leaving people more vulnerable to infections."
"Sleep is also crucial for overall brain health. Drifting off at night initiates a cleaning process to discard waste and toxins the brain has accumulated while awake. The brain cannot complete this core process during wakefulness, which allows toxins like inflammatory markers and proteins linked to Alzheimer's and other dementias to accumulate, potentially leading to atrophy in parts of the brain that govern memory, executive functioning, and movement."
Insomnia affects over a third of Americans, up to 70 million people, and markedly elevates risk of multiple serious conditions. Insomnia increases dementia risk by about 40%, equivalent to roughly 3.5 years of accelerated brain aging. Insomnia contributes to development and worsening of high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, while weakening immune defenses and raising infection vulnerability. Core symptoms include difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, early waking, and inability to return to sleep. Chronic insomnia prevents essential nocturnal restoration, triggering hormonal imbalances, inflammation, accumulated cell damage, metabolic disruption, cardiovascular strain, and neurotoxic buildup that can cause brain atrophy.
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