Sleep or Die — Growing Body of Research Warns Of Heart Attacks, Strokes

sleeping Failure to get a good night’s sleep has a number of effects such as irritability, grogginess, heart disease, obesity, among other poor health outcomes. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that an adult should get at least seven hours of sleep each night.

The average amount of sleep has dropped from 7.4 hours in 1985 and a low of 7.18 hours in 2012. The problem has been termed a public health epidemic. Inadequate sleep has lead to a high risk of obesity. The resultant weight gain will lead to an increase in the risk of heart attack and stroke.

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Somnowell Inventor - Visiting Professor Simon Ash FDS MSc MOrth BDS

Prof. Ash is the inventor of the highly successful SOMNOWELL Chrome device for snoring and sleep apnoea.

The Somnowell Chrome is made to exacting standards in the Somnowell laboratory under the supervision of Visiting Professor Simon Ash. Prof. Ash and his master technicians create each Somnowell Chrome device using their wealth of experience and expertise.

Prof. Ash works at the forefront of his profession. He is a Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist with over 30 years clinical experience, with a special interest in sleep related breathing disorders, TMJD, and bruxism. He currently works in Harley Street London and two private hospitals in London as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing snoring and sleep apnoea, and is Visiting Professor of Orthodontics at the BPP University.