Comments on: Reduced Sleep Increases Cancer Risk

By: natalie...

natalie... — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:45:39 +0000

Well I tell you when I read this article I thougt what a true… When I had my baby I had no sleep at all for the first twoo years and it was very dificult… sure enough I got permanent problem s with my thyroid gland, I gain weight I got depresed and than when my family ralized that I needed some sleep they came over and helped… I really know that not having sleep or being disturbed during the night can cause a big problem… my marriage came appart because my husband could not handel to be up at night to help me with the baby and I was too nervous and argumentative the next morning because of not having anny sleep. I can honestly say that you cannot function without a sleep… i still have day where I try to catch up all those sleeples nights… anyhow… my advise… get sleep or else your body will suffer a great deal of gamage…

By: Dr. Steven

Dr. Steven — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:10:15 +0000

Carl – that is definitely true. Everyone needs to get adequate sleep, from children to adults. For example, growth hormone is produced in our bodies during sleep, which is important for growing children. When living in our culture becomes more and more stressful and busy, sleep is one thing that is often compromised. This is why we need to stress the importance of sleep, which should be made more of a priority. Unfortunately, the article I cited only studied women. It is, of course, an area of study that needs to be further examined.

By: Carl J. Daubenspeck

Carl J. Daubenspeck — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:55:23 +0000

Dr. Steven,
This makes all too much sense to be thought strange or passed over lightly. In medical sense the body does indeed need to rejuvenate. That is why we sleep. The body goes into ‘unconsciousness’ for a period of time (the circadian rhythm takes care of this if we’d just listen) and our body is able to rebuild and recover free from the stressors of daily life.
The interesting fact is you’ve sighted only females over 65 as needing to have exercise and rest to preclude boughts of cancer.
This is a need for every citizen of the world and a need that is increasingly escaping those in the greatest need; Children and the aged.