How important is sleep, and in what ways does insufficient sleep affect your patients鈥 health?
Sleep is very important to our health for many reasons. Getting enough sleep helps reduce stress and improves mood. It helps reduce hunger by producing more leptin, a natural appetite suppressor. Sleep is also the time our body repairs itself, strengthens our immune system, and builds new pathways in our brain. All of these things help improve our performance and overall well-being.
What advice do you give your patients to help them live a longer, healthier life?
From my experience as a practicing cardiologist the last 11 years, my patients who live the longest are the ones who keep moving and consistently use their brain. I advise patients to try to reduce stress, go for walks, spend time with family and friends, and do something like read [or] solve puzzles. All of these things have also been recommended to reduce the risk of developing dementia.
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