Sleep quality: a narrative review on nutrition, stimulants, and physical activity as important factors

M Sejbuk, I Mirończuk-Chodakowska, AM Witkowska - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sleep is a cyclically occurring, transient, and functional state that is controlled primarily by
neurobiological processes. Sleep disorders and insomnia are increasingly being diagnosed …

The global problem of insufficient sleep and its serious public health implications

VK Chattu, MD Manzar, S Kumary, D Burman… - Healthcare, 2018 - mdpi.com
Good sleep is necessary for good physical and mental health and a good quality of life.
Insufficient sleep is a pervasive and prominent problem in the modern 24-h society. A …

Stress: appraisal and coping

S Folkman - Encyclopedia of behavioral medicine, 2020 - Springer
According to many therapy manuals and self-help guides on sexuality, stress is the number
one factor inhibiting sexual desire. However, no sufficient empirical evidence can be found …

Biological rhythm and chronotype: new perspectives in health

A Montaruli, L Castelli, A Mulè, R Scurati, F Esposito… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The circadian rhythm plays a fundamental role in regulating biological functions, including
sleep–wake preference, body temperature, hormonal secretion, food intake, and cognitive …

Obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome

TM Barber, S Franks - Clinical endocrinology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The increased global prevalence of obesity over the last 40‐years has driven a rise in
prevalence of obesity‐related co‐morbidities, including polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) …

Importance of circadian timing for aging and longevity

VA Acosta-Rodríguez, F Rijo-Ferreira, CB Green… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Dietary restriction (DR) decreases body weight, improves health, and extends lifespan. DR
can be achieved by controlling how much and/or when food is provided, as well as by …

Pathophysiology of migraine: a disorder of sensory processing

PJ Goadsby, PR Holland… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Plaguing humans for more than two millennia, manifest on every continent studied, and with
more than one billion patients having an attack in any year, migraine stands as the sixth …

Sleep health: an opportunity for public health to address health equity

L Hale, W Troxel, DJ Buysse - Annual review of public health, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The concept of sleep health provides a positive holistic framing of multiple sleep
characteristics, including sleep duration, continuity, timing, alertness, and satisfaction. Sleep …

The effect of mindfulness meditation on sleep quality: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

HL Rusch, M Rosario, LM Levison… - Annals of the New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing interest in the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation for sleep disturbed
populations. Our study sought to evaluate the effect of mindfulness meditation interventions …

Relationship of sleep duration with all‐cause mortality and cardiovascular events: a systematic review and dose‐response meta‐analysis of prospective cohort studies

J Yin, X Jin, Z Shan, S Li, H Huang, P Li… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Effects of extreme sleep duration on risk of mortality and cardiovascular
outcomes remain controversial. We aimed to quantify the dose‐response relationships of …