VITALISM memory consolidation ). 79 Lack of sleep has been associated with increased risk of mortality , 74 , 75 obesity , 74 , 78 weight gain , 78 type 2 diabetes , 74-76 cardiovascular disease , 75 coronary heart disease , 74 , metabolic syndrome , 74 decreased insulin sensitivity , 76 altered glucose homeostasis , 81 impaired glucose tolerance , 76 hypertension , 74 impaired cognition 75 , 79 and performance on attention , 79 impaired memory , 79 impaired executive control tasks , 79 impaired neurobehavioural performance , 74 and diminished motivation . 75 Lack of sleep down-regulates the satiety hormone leptin , up-regulates the appetitestimulating hormone ghrelin , and increases hunger and food intake , 76 leading to dysregulation of the neuroendocrine control of appetite . 80 Sleep quality and timing of sleep ( e . g ., shift work ) have been associated with mortality , 74 metabolic syndrome , 74 impaired glucose metabolism , 74 type 2 diabetes , 74 coronary heart disease , 74 and accidents . 74 Sleep quality has also been associated with depression . 74 Sleep disruption is particularly widespread in people with neurodegenerative dementias . 82 Beta-amyloid has been correlated with reduced REM sleep amount in healthy older adults and patients with Alzheimer ’ s Disease . 82 Chronic sleep loss might also be the consequence of a pathological condition , particularly the most common sleep disorder , obstructive sleep apnoea . 77
Vitamedicine promotes sleep hygiene , which is a set of behavioural and environmental recommendations intended to promote healthy sleep . 75 Education on the benefits of sleep hygiene incorporates healthy sleep habits and numerous recommendations to improve sleep and sleep quality , such as avoiding caffeine ( particularly towards the end of the day ), exercising regularly and regular movement , eliminating noise from the sleeping environment , and maintaining a regular sleep schedule . 75
Conclusion
Vitalism is a doctrine that underpins the essence of natural medicine . Vitamedicine is a personalised personcentred holistic system of health care with a core set of philosophies , principles , and practices . Vitamedicine looks at the whole person , physically , mentally , emotionally , socially , and environmentally , among other aspects , and focuses on the individual needs of the person .
This article is an excerpt from the book “ Vitamedicine : The art and science of optimising health ” by Brad McEwen ( to be published in 2022 ).
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