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Just a Few Nights of Bad Sleep Upsets Your Brain

by InstaSleep · Nov 1, 2017

InstaSleep Reviews Team article notes:

  • Lots of studies have shown that cutting back on sleep, deliberately or otherwise, can have a serious impact on our bodies. A few nights of bad sleep can really mess with our blood sugar control and encourage us to overeat. It even messes with our DNA.
  • Dr Simon Archer, who helped run the experiment, found that getting an hour’s less sleep a night affected the activity of a wide range of our volunteers’ genes (around 500 in all) including some which are associated with inflammation and diabetes.

Just a few nights of bad sleep upsets your brain

Even a few nights of poor sleep can lead to “repetitive negative thinking”, experts say.

This article was selected by the InstaSleep Reviews Team. Please enjoy this read and learn about how a few nights of bad quality sleep affects your brain and messes with your DNA.

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