Less dream-stage REM sleep linked to higher risk of death, study says

By Sandee LaMotte

Updated 11:00 AM ET, Mon July 6, 2020

Do you toss and turn at night, yearning for a good night's sleep? According to the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/index.html" target="_blank">US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,</a> one third of American adults have a sleep disorder that can affect their lives in serious ways.
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Sleep loss widespread – Do you toss and turn at night, yearning for a good night's sleep? According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one third of American adults have a sleep disorder that can affect their lives in serious ways.
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Chronic diseases such as diabetes, depression, high blood pressure, cancer and obesity and many more are linked to <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/sleep/index.html" target="_blank">poor sleep</a>.
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Sleep and disease – Chronic diseases such as diabetes, depression, high blood pressure, cancer and obesity and many more are linked to poor sleep.
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Car accidents, industrial disasters, occupational and medical errors as well as reduced quality of life and productivity are also linked to sleep deprivation.
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Sleep deprivation costs society – Car accidents, industrial disasters, occupational and medical errors as well as reduced quality of life and productivity are also linked to sleep deprivation.
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It's so bad that the CDC has pegged insufficient sleep as an American <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/data_statistics.html" target="_blank">public health epidemic.</a>
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Public health epidemic – It's so bad that the CDC has pegged insufficient sleep as an American public health epidemic.
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Many of us turn to sleeping pills or other medication aids. But a <a href="http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2301405" target="_blank">study </a>says popping pills may not be the most effective way to get some quality Zzzzz's and avoid the addictive downside of many medications.
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Popping a pill – Many of us turn to sleeping pills or other medication aids. But a study says popping pills may not be the most effective way to get some quality Zzzzz's and avoid the addictive downside of many medications.
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Cognitive behavior therapy, or CBT, helped chronic insomnia patients to go to sleep 20 minutes faster and stay asleep longer, improving sleep efficiency by almost 10 percent. CBT is a psychological treatment that focuses on changing specific behaviors and thinking processes.
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Train your brain instead – Cognitive behavior therapy, or CBT, helped chronic insomnia patients to go to sleep 20 minutes faster and stay asleep longer, improving sleep efficiency by almost 10 percent. CBT is a psychological treatment that focuses on changing specific behaviors and thinking processes.
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