Fitful : Occurring in or characterized by intermittent bursts, as of activity; irregular. https://www.wordnik.com/words/fitful I am not a native speaker and had to look it up.
Native speaker and you saved me the effort!
Fitful nightly sleep linked to chronic inflammation, hardened arteries
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#22For folks who want to learn more about sleep, I highly recommend this three-part Podcast interview with Dr. Matthew Walker:
https://peterattiamd.com/matthewwalker1/
The single best thing that improved my quality of sleep was a ten-minute meditation before bed. I have anxiety (albeit officially undiagnosed) and meditation helps me stay calm. It also helps me stay asleep. Without it, I wake up in the middle of the night.
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#23If your doctor tells you to do a sleep study, do it.
If, as a result, they tell you to get a CPAP, get it. Those things are life-changing.
I felt like an old man at 50 years old. My back was so stiff I couldn't put on my socks. When I got out of bed in the morning I felt so fragile, like my joints were all inflamed - especially my Achilles' tendons. I was too tired to do anything beyond 6 pm.
Now, 51, I feel totally normal again. And that change was pretty much overnight once I started using that wretched machine.
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#24Colour me concerned. I sleep badly and don't do much sport.
You might find one helps the other - though I don't necessarily recommend "sport" per say, but exercise.
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#25Anybody have “clinical grade” sleep tracker recommendations as recommended by the article? I have a smart watch sleep tracker but my doctor says it is inaccurate (withings watch), and it always says my deep sleep number is too low even though google says the range is within normal.
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#26If your doctor tells you to do a sleep study, do it. If, as a result, they tell you to get a CPAP, get it. Those things are life-changing. I felt like an old man at 50 years old. My back was so stiff I couldn't put on my socks. When I got out of bed in the morning I felt so fragile, like my joints were all inflamed - especially my Achilles' tendons. I was too tired to do anything beyond 6 pm. Now, 51, I feel totally…
> If your doctor tells you to do a sleep study, do it.
All I got in return is a $500 inconclusive.
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#27Anybody have “clinical grade” sleep tracker recommendations as recommended by the article? I have a smart watch sleep tracker but my doctor says it is inaccurate (withings watch), and it always says my deep sleep number is too low even though google says the range is within normal.
Dreem is the only thing I know of. Pricy though. https://dreem.com/en
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#28Anybody have “clinical grade” sleep tracker recommendations as recommended by the article? I have a smart watch sleep tracker but my doctor says it is inaccurate (withings watch), and it always says my deep sleep number is too low even though google says the range is within normal.
Dreem is the only thing I know of. Pricy though. https://dreem.com/en
Does it actually stay on? I had a zeo headband sleep tracker and there was a %50 chance it would slip off while I was asleep.
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#29Is there a Dr in the house? Am I reading this correctly as if you improve your sleep you could possibly (I don't know the correct word to use here) improve? reduce? the plaque buildup in your arteries?
It will reduce your risk. Poor sleep leads to an inflammatory cascade which can contribute to atherosclerosis. Also affects blood pressure; hypertension is a well-established risk factor for vascular disease. More reading here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548567
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#30If your doctor tells you to do a sleep study, do it. If, as a result, they tell you to get a CPAP, get it. Those things are life-changing. I felt like an old man at 50 years old. My back was so stiff I couldn't put on my socks. When I got out of bed in the morning I felt so fragile, like my joints were all inflamed - especially my Achilles' tendons. I was too tired to do anything beyond 6 pm. Now, 51, I feel totally…
> If your doctor tells you to do a sleep study, do it. All I got in return is a $500 inconclusive.
Why did you even comment this? He's saying the upside is worth it.
I also got an inconclusive, but my dad has apnea and a sleep study basically changed his life. The possibility of that is clearly worth 500$