Want Longevity, Fix Quality of Sleep!

If you want longevity, start improving the quality of sleep. A study proves that most people who reach the age of 100 years had a good sleep quality.

"Age and health conditions are 2 things that are most influenced by the duration and quality of sleep," said Danan Gu, Ph.D. from Portland State University who led the study, quoted by the ScienceDaily, Monday (05/03/2010).

Since 2005, Gu and his colleagues examine the 15,638 Chinese citizens aged 65 years and over, in all 22 provinces. A total of 2794 in among them 100 years old or more, while those aged 90-97 years as many as 3927 people.

Sleep quality at 65 percent of participants including good and very good category, with an average duration of 7.5 hours a day including naps. Surprisingly, participants with age of 100 years and over have the quality of sleep is better than 70 percent of 65-79 year-old.

Health problems are also closely related to the quality of sleep. Experience deep sleep on participants who have health problems observed 46 percent lower. This happened to participants who experience anxiety, chronic illness, and routine of life that is not fun.

Another fact revealed is that the relationship between the sexes with sleep quality. Experience deep sleep on male participants were 23 percent more than in female participants.

This survey was not designed to actually see the cause-effect relationships. However, the existing data, the authors believe there is strong correlation between quality of sleep to health and longevity.

China deliberately chosen as the location of the study, because the elderly population in the region recorded the highest in the world. Based on World Bank data (World Bank), nearly 40.5 million of a total of 1.3 billion people in China have aged 75 years or older.

Observations since 2005 has been published in the journal Sleep May 1, 2010 edition. At the end of this year, the same team will also publish the data in 2008-2009 as the comparison.

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Sunbathing makes you healthy and long life

You want a long life? Was sunbathing on a regular basis. According to research conducted by Hakan Olsson on 40,000 women, someone who likes to bask a longer life.

Hakan, works in the oncology unit of Lund University in Sweden, said his research shows many positive effects of the sun for health. Even according to him, the advantages far from the dangers of sunbathing, skin cancer.

The study found that vitamin D is produced when the sun would provide vital protection to ward off blood clots, diabetes and tumors. Olsson criticized the warnings that sun exposure was behind the increased cases of skin cancer.

He believes that the positive benefits of sunlight far outweigh its negative impacts. There is evidence to suggest that sun exposure may protect blood clots, especially in the legs.

This freezing of deep-vein thrombosis who tend to be more common in winter than summer. Olsson cites other research showing that more patients are diagnosed with diabetes in the winter, this phenomenon is caused by deficiency of vitamin D. For his research, he examined the sunbathing habits and the incidence of diseases such as heart disease, diabetes or malignant melanoma.

"Our research shows that active women sunbathing, live longer. I and many people believe skin cancer is caused by many factors and skin inflammation are not quite explain it," said Hakan, as quoted by the Times of India.

In order to get the healthful rays of the sun, do the activities of sunbathing in the mornings from 6-9 o'clock in the morning and evening, at 4-6 pm. vivanews

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