Does Sleeping Less Make You More Stressed Inside?
Prognostic Factors Associated With Sleep Duration: Serum Pro-Oxidant/Antioxidant Balance and Superoxide Dismutase 1 as Oxidative Stress Markers and Anxiety/Depression
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Researchers looked at how sleep length affects stress markers and mood in over 9,000 adults. They found that people who sleep less than five hours a night have higher levels of a chemical marker for internal stress and report more anxiety and depression.
Surprising Findings
SOD1 enzyme activity didn't change regardless of sleep duration.
Many assume sleep deprivation simply depletes antioxidant defenses, but this shows the protective enzyme stays constant while pro-oxidants surge.
Practical Takeaways
Aim for at least 7 hours of sleep to keep internal oxidative stress markers and mood symptoms in check.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Researchers looked at how sleep length affects stress markers and mood in over 9,000 adults. They found that people who sleep less than five hours a night have higher levels of a chemical marker for internal stress and report more anxiety and depression.
Surprising Findings
SOD1 enzyme activity didn't change regardless of sleep duration.
Many assume sleep deprivation simply depletes antioxidant defenses, but this shows the protective enzyme stays constant while pro-oxidants surge.
Practical Takeaways
Aim for at least 7 hours of sleep to keep internal oxidative stress markers and mood symptoms in check.
Publication
Journal
International Journal of Public Health
Year
2023
Authors
S. Darroudi, Mostafa Eslamiyeh, Karrar Khaleel Jaber Al-Fayyadh, Mohammad Zamiri Bidary, Sina Danesteh, Aliakbar Hassanzadeh Gouji, R. A. Darban, H. Esmaily, M. Ghayour-Mobarhan, M. Moohebati, G. Ferns
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Getting less than five hours of sleep each night is linked to higher levels of oxidative stress in your blood compared to getting seven or more hours. This means your body might be producing more harmful free radicals when you don't sleep enough.
People who regularly sleep less than five hours a night tend to have much higher levels of anxiety and depression than those who get seven or more hours. This shows a clear connection between not getting enough sleep and struggling with mental health.
This claim suggests that how much you sleep at night does not change the levels of a specific antioxidant enzyme in your blood. Whether you get less than five hours, five to seven hours, or more than seven hours of sleep, your body's natural defense against oxidative stress stays the same.
People who are anxious and sleep less than five hours a night tend to have higher levels of oxidative stress in their blood compared to those who sleep normally. This suggests that not getting enough sleep might worsen the body's chemical balance, especially for those already dealing with anxiety.
Getting enough sleep lowers stress chemicals in your body, which helps keep the cells that give your hair its color active. This process prevents those cells from going dormant and stops your hair from turning gray prematurely.