Problems associated with Sleep

Problems associated with Sleep

1. Seasonal Affective Disorder

   • Causes Depression, Anxiety, frustration and Extreme tiredness.
   • Caused by rising levels of melatonin and falling levels of serotonin due to decrease in daylight
   • Severely experienced by 7% of UK population

2. Weight Gain

   • High Blood Pressure
   • Obesity
     • Causes 1 in 10 deaths in the UK
     • Strokes

3. Depression

   • Experienced by 1 in 10 people in the UK
   • Has Dangerous Repercussions
     • Suicidal Thoughts
       • High correlation between suicide rates and presence of mental illness such s depression
     • Loss of apetite
       • Leads to may health issues

4. Increase in Death from all Causes

   • Cardiovascular Disease
     • Doubles the risk of contracting such disease
   • studies show sleeping less than five hours a night increases risk of death from all causes by about 15 percent
   • Decreases Fighting power of Immune system
     • Can expose a person to a cold or a flu