{"id":12926,"date":"2021-07-02T23:40:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T21:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/?p=12926"},"modified":"2021-07-02T23:40:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T21:40:22","slug":"disrupted-sleep-in-older-people-linked-to-the-prevalence-of-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/disrupted-sleep-in-older-people-linked-to-the-prevalence-of-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Disrupted Sleep in Older People Linked to the Prevalence of Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night? Do you struggle to get to sleep? If you do and you\u2019re in your later years, you should know about a recent study that warns that trouble sleeping might be <\/span>linked to the prevalence of dementia<\/span><\/a> in older people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bad sleep habits are also associated with other causes of early death. Sleep is vital to ensure that you\u2019re healthy and happy. Your cognitive function is dependent on getting a good night\u2019s sleep without interruptions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have a bad night\u2019s sleep, your brain might feel a little foggy the next morning. If you sleep poorly on a regular basis, you will notice that your cognitive functioning is not what it used to be. In your later years, this is an even bigger issue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to science, people should get between seven and 10 hours of sleep per night. When your sleep is interrupted, or you wake up in the middle of the night, you\u2019re not getting solid sleep. At the end of the day, you want to ensure that you have good sleep habits and that you\u2019re getting quality sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sleep is vital for your health and wellness, especially if you are an older person. If you struggle with getting a good night\u2019s sleep, you should consider <\/span>using CBD oil for sleep<\/span><\/a>. Alternatively, look at <\/span>over-the-counter medications for sleep<\/span> or speak to your doctor about prescription medications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night? Do you struggle to get to sleep? If you do and you\u2019re in your later years, you should know about a recent study that warns that trouble sleeping might be linked to the prevalence of dementia in older people.\u00a0 Bad sleep habits are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":12928,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12926"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}