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A recent study reports that sleep during menopause is important for long-term cardiovascular health. Sleep is also important in menopause because it allows our body to recover and sets us up for the next day, said Suzanne Bovone, M.D., an OBGYN at Obstetrics and Gynecology of San Jose, part of Pediatrix® Medical Group. “Poor sleep will not allow your body time to rest and recover from the day’s activities and stress,” explained Dr. Bovone. Plus, inadequate sleep also affects mental health, she said, and if you don’t get quality sleep, it can worsen depression and anxiety. Poor sleep quality during perimenopause or menopause can also increase someone’s risk of heart disease or stroke, said Dr. Bovone. “Perimenopause and menopause can disrupt sleep to the point that deep sleep is at a fraction of what it should be,” she explained. “With this, the healing and restoration of our bodily functions is narrowed to a point that when it happens over and over again [leads] to chronic inflammation and disease.”
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