Better rest is key to keeping inflammation—the newest cardiovascular disease risk factor—in check.
CALLING ALL NIGHTTIME tossers and turners! You’re probably already familiar with the basics for reducing your risk of heart disease—eat a healthy diet, make time for exercise, maintain a healthy weight. Now there’s another lifestyle habit on the list: sleep.
The latest research shines a light on the importance of nightly slumber—it turns out that poor sleep is linked to an increased chance of inflammation, something experts are calling a major risk factor for heart disease, similar to high blood pressure and cholesterol. And just as you wouldn’t let your blood pressure go unchecked, you shouldn’t forget inflammation.
WHAT IS INFLAMMATION?
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