{"id":15338,"date":"2017-07-10T15:15:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T14:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=15338"},"modified":"2017-07-10T15:15:15","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T14:15:15","slug":"scientists-find-secret-better-sleep-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/scientists-find-secret-better-sleep-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists find secret to better sleep at night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0new Northwestern Medicine and Rush University Medical Center study based on older adults has shown that having a purpose in life means you are more likely to sleep better at night.<\/p>\n<p>Although the participants in the study were older, researchers said the findings are likely applicable to the broader public.<\/p>\n<p>Poor sleep quality is related to having trouble falling asleep, staying asleep and feeling sleepy during the day. Sleep apnea is a common disorder that increases with age in which a person has shallow breathing or pauses in breathing during sleep several times per hour. This disruption often makes a person feel unrefreshed upon waking up and excessively sleepy during the day.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jason Ong, an associate professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine said, \u201cHelping people cultivate a purpose in life could be an effective drug-free strategy to improve sleep quality, particularly for a population that is facing more insomnia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPurpose in life is something that can be cultivated and enhanced through mindfulness therapies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>823 adults, who had an average age of 79, participated in the study and answered a series of questions on purpose of life and sleep.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>For the purpose in life survey, they were asked to rate their response to statements such as: \u2018I feel good when I think of what I\u2019ve done in the past and what I hope to do in the future.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>People who felt their lives had meaning were 63% less likely to experience sleep apnoea, a breathing problem that leads to repeated waking up in the night.<\/p>\n<p>They were also 52% less likely to have restless leg syndrome, a sleep-disrupting irresistible urge to move the legs.<\/p>\n<p>The study was published on Sunday, July 9, in the journal\u00a0<em>Sleep Science and Practice<\/em>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0new Northwestern Medicine and Rush University Medical Center study based on older adults has shown that having a purpose in life means you are more likely to sleep better at night. 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