Health Minute: 7 hours sleep for hearts, recovery sleep for minds (video)

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Sleep is in the news again.  Just what is the right amount?  Once again the magic 7 is seemingly the right amount.

And for those who have trouble sleeping, here is a bit of interesting news  -- DON'T LOOK AT CELL PHONES OR TEXT BEFORE GOING TO BED.

First the new sleep study.  Then the video on Sleep Recovery.

If you are not getting enough sleep or even too much, it is possible that you are "increasing your chances of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the August 1 edition of the scientific journal SLEEP.

"In the study, Doctors Charumathi Sabanayagam and Anoop Shankar of the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine determined that seven hours of sleep is the optimal amount for heart health, according to a statement released on Sunday by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), publishers of SLEEP.

"Analyzing data from more than 30,000 adults who participated in the 2005 National Health Interview Survey, Sabanayagam and Shankar discovered that those who slept five total hours per day (including naps) had more than twice the risk of suffering from angina, coronary heart disease, heart attack or stroke than those who slept a total of seven hours each day." Seven Hours Of Sleep Best For Heart Health  

Recovery sleep' can make up for lost ZZZ  -- VIDEO

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