We often tallk about the importance of sleep in terms of health and harmony. But now a new study shows that “a good remedy for women who can’t sleep is a happy marriage.”
Reuters reported on Wednesday that “Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found that women who are happy with their husbands or partners have less trouble sleeping than their single, unattached counterparts.” Reuters
“While many things can interfere with sleep, stress and anxiety are very common, especially during an economic downturn,” according to neurologist Carl W. Bazil, M.D.
“Ruminating about financial and personal problems, particularly as people quiet down and try to get to sleep, can interfere with relaxation and sleep onset. After poor sleep, people tend to be more irritable, which can lead to further anxiety and continued difficulty with sleep,” he said.
Sleep is so important that even losing an hour or two a night can interfere with a person’s thinking and judgment. With interrupted sleep what eventually happens is “an involuntary pattern of poor relaxation and sleep interference with associated depression and poor functioning levels,” added Dr. Bazil, an associate professor of clinical neurology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Copyright 2009 Rita Watson