Want to reduce your risk of cancer? Get better sleep. Chief Medical Officer of WebMD drjohnwhyte explains: (cc: thrive)
Despite the overwhelming data that currently exists about the importance of sleep, many people still don’t think it’s important for them. “I will sleep when I’m dead” is a refrain I have heard from many patients over the years. Sadly, it was often from people who had health issues and didn’t see the relationship between their poor health and poor sleep. Others feel sleep is keeping them from “living life” when the reality is that adequate sleep over time can help them enjoy life.
Should you even think about your sleep? It can’t be that complicated, right? After all, we do it every day. But do you do it well? When we are busy, what’s the first thing we cut down on? You got it—sleep! We always seem to think there will be plenty of time later to sleep. We view a restful night of sleep as a luxury rather than a necessity, yet science shows that good sleep quality is as important as diet and exercise to a healthy lifestyle.
I know it may seem difficult to believe that the quantity and quality of your sleep can play a role in the development of cancer. We’ve learned a great deal over the last decade by studying people who work shifts. It disrupts their normal hormonal balance, possibly allowing cancer cells to grow. There’s enough data about the relationship with cancer that shift work has been identified as a likely carcinogen by the World Health Organization.
Research also shows that if you have several sleepless nights a week, you could have fewer cytokines – those proteins that help fight infections. Surprised? Think about this. What do you do when you have the flu? You stay home and in bed — and you sleep! Why? Because your body needs that sleep to help fight the infection. So, if you have having chronic sleep problems, it seems to make sense that your immunity functions might decrease – which can put you at greater risk for cancer.
Getting good quality sleep takes work. Luckily, there are a lot of resources online with effective tools. Take the time to prioritize sleep, and in so doing you will decrease your risk of cancer.— Published on
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