What are the health effects of extended sleep deprivation?

Find out the long-term effects sleep deprivation is having on your health in Optalert's blog post. read more

There are many, but some of the major health effects of extended sleep deprivation are high blood pressure, memory issues, heart disease, diabetes, weight gain etc. The best natural cure to avoid such challenges is to have proper sleeping hours everyday. 7 – 8 sound sleeping hours can help your brain and overall body functions to work properly, while improving your immune system. read more

Still, there's no question that sleep deprivation has"serious adverse health effects," Dinges said."Everything we know about sleep loss is harmful," he said. But — on a more positive note — most of the effects of sleep deprivation dissipate after you sleep, he added. read more