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Viewer forewarned, forearmed. Those who stay up late in front of the TV risk having negative consequences on heart and brain health. Luigi Ferini-Strambihead of the Sleep Medicine Center of the Irccs San Raffaele hospital in Milan and professor of Neurology at the Faculty of Psychology of the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, warns above all those who are staying up at three in the morning to watch every last one of the live broadcasts from the Sanremo Festival. “The next day you become irritable e aggressivethey control their emotions less”, warns the professor, explaining toAdnkronos Health that “continuous sleep deprivation for 4-5 days negatively affects cognitive functions“Performance at school and in the office decreases and attention, concentration and memory pay the price.” But beware of calling it ‘jet lag’ or time zone syndrome”, thunders Professor Ferini-Strambi who warns above all hypertensive.
Anyone who has high blood pressure in the arteries and deprives themselves of a good restful sleep to follow the singing competition, the guests on the Ariston stage, the after-festival programming, the report cards and the comments on social media, Ferini-Strambi warns, risks “going towards pressure changes“. “With sleep loss, the cortisoll’stress hormonewhich is inhibited during the deep sleep phase”, explains the neurologist. “Fortunately” the Sanremo marathon “lasts 5 days”, points out the head doctor of the San Raffaele Sleep Medicine Centre, explaining that “it would be very different if it lasted longer for a long time, they would be there serious public health problemsfrom a cognitive and cardiovascular point of view”. Among those at risk also “i diabeticsbecause sleep deprivation is not positive for diabetes control”. And on a possible increase in consumption of melatoninFerini-Strambi cuts it short: “Nonsense. If you lose precious hours of sleep, the use of melatonin does not effectively solve the problem.”
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