Updated / Monday, 26 Apr 2021
10:28
Follow these steps to a better night of sleep.
Disrupted sleep doesn’t just make you feel groggy the next day – a new study suggests it could contribute to a higher risk of death long-term.
Research published in the European Heart Journal examined the impact of ‘unconscious wakefulness’ on a person’s risk of dying and found those who woke more in the night were more likely to have long-term cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.
Disrupted sleep can have an effect on your health (Alamy/PA)
It’s common to wake up during sleep, but when your sleep is severely fragmented, it can become a problem. Falling back to sleep may seem like an impossible dream when you’re awake in the early hours, but following some of these healthy sleep habits could make the difference between a good or bad night’s kip…