😷 Just one poor night of sleep can cause this major contributor of illnesses

There is a scary relationship between sleep and inflammation that we need you to know about Inflammation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly [Inflammation will keep you up unless you start doing something now] If you pay attention to health issues, you probably hear a lot about inflammation. Chronic inflammation has gotten a lot of attention in recent years as a major contributor to illness and disease. But how much do you know about the relationship between inflammation and sleep? That relationship brings together two complex and fundamental parts of our body—the immune system and our need for sleep. Keeping inflammation in check has big ramifications for our health. Sleeping well can guard against the unhealthful inflammation that’s associated with chronic diseases from cancer, heart disease, and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and others. What is inflammation?  We realize that while most people understand that excessive inflammation can be harmful, many don’t have a strong understanding of what inflammation is, or what it does.  Inflammation is a natural, protective biological response from the immune system to fight off harmful foreign pathogens—bacteria, viruses, toxins— that cause illness and disease, and to help the body heal from injury. The symptoms of acute inflammation, including swelling and redness, fever and chills, pain and stiffness, and fatigue, are signs the body’s immune system is in “fight mode,” working hard to neutralize a threat. Problems with inflammation occur when this natural, protective response happens too often, or at the wrong times. Autoimmune diseases occur as a result of the body triggering an inflammatory response when there is no foreign threat present.  Instead, the immune system’s pathogen-fighting cells attack the body’s own healthy cells and tissues. Over time, these fighter cells wear down and cause damage to healthy cells, tissues, organs, and systems throughout the body, leading to chronic illness. Too little sleep triggers inflammation. So does too much sleep. Scientists have studied partial sleep deprivation, the kind of chronic, insufficient sleep that so many people experience in their daily lives. Many studies show this form of everyday sleep loss actually did elevate inflammation. It might surprise you to learn that sleeping too much can also trigger unhealthful inflammation. A 2016 study reviewed more than 70 scientific investigations into the relationship between inflammation and sleep. It found that in addition to short sleep’s negative effects on the immune system’s inflammatory response, sleeping excessively also raised levels of key inflammatory markers, including C-reactive protein, which is associated with heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Just one night of poor sleep can spike inflammation The long-term effects of poor sleep on health are a major public health concern. The influence sleep can have on inflammation is a significant factor in managing health and guarding against disease over the course of our lives. But it doesn’t take years, or months, for sleep to have negative effects on inflammation levels. Research has shown that one night of insufficient sleep is enough to activate pro-inflammatory processes in the body. A 2008 study found that one single night of partial sleep resulted in significantly higher levels of NF-kB, a protein complex that acts as a powerful signal to stimulate inflammation throughout the body. It’s easy to write off a single night of poor sleep as no big deal. But every night of sleep counts. Along with your ability to function at your best mentally, and feel your best physically, a commitment to getting a full night of restful sleep—every night—makes a difference at a cellular level, in your body’s ability to keep inflammation in check.   You Might Like    [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](                                Sun Universal Media | 314 E. Dania Beach Blvd. #132 | Dania Beach, FL 33004 | United States [Unsubscribe]( from future marketing messages from Sun Universal Media