Alcohol Disrupts Body’s Sleep Regulator

  • Posted in Snoring
  •  By Loran Simon

alcoholAccording to research findings published in the journal Alcohol, sleep homeostasis, the brain’s built-in mechanism to regulate sleepiness and wakefulness, is affected by alcohol intake. Researchers from the University Of Missouri School Of Medicine have studied the relationship between sleep and alcohol over the last five years.

Alcohol will in fact promote sleep by altering the circadian rhythm. Dr. Pradeep Sahota, chair of MU School of Medicine's Department of Neurology and co-author of the study, says that alcohol should never be used as a sleep aid. Alcohol disrupts sleep and diminishes the quality of sleep. Alcohol withdrawal leads to long periods of wakefulness and insomnia.

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