Comments on: Sleep Less (Part 4) http://lifeexperiment.net/2009/06/04/sleep-less-update/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Drew Cathers http://lifeexperiment.net/2009/06/04/sleep-less-update/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Drew Cathers Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:36:01 +0000 http://lifeexp.wordpress.com/?p=346#comment-22 PS big fan of the blog PS big fan of the blog

]]> By: Drew Cathers http://lifeexperiment.net/2009/06/04/sleep-less-update/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Drew Cathers Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:35:40 +0000 http://lifeexp.wordpress.com/?p=346#comment-21 Yo Dan, I am not really a medical professional, but some things to especially look into are the effects of insufficient sleep on cortisol levels and sympathetic nervous system activity. I believe insufficient sleep would cause both to rise. Chronically high cortisol levels generally have deleterious effects over time, so that's something to look into. I'm currently undergoing a little personal sleep insufficiency (final exams), so I'm just throwing this stuff out there as maybe something to keep an eye on. Good luck. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol http://jpepsy.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/33/3/312 http://hyper.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/6/1318 http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct01/sleepteen.html Yo Dan, I am not really a medical professional, but some things to especially look into are the effects of insufficient sleep on cortisol levels and sympathetic nervous system activity.
I believe insufficient sleep would cause both to rise. Chronically high cortisol levels generally have deleterious effects over time, so that’s something to look into. I’m currently undergoing a little personal sleep insufficiency (final exams), so I’m just throwing this stuff out there as maybe something to keep an eye on. Good luck.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol
http://jpepsy.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/33/3/312
http://hyper.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/6/1318
http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct01/sleepteen.html

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