If you’re not getting enough sleep, it turns out you could be more susceptible to the common cold.
A new study by a psychology professor at Carnegie Mellon University showed that people who sleep less than seven hours per night are more likely to get sick when exposed to the cold virus. In fact, the study showed that the sleep deprived among us are three to five times more likely to get sick!
In addition to amount of sleep, the study showed that those who have poor quality of sleep, tossing and turning at night, and waking up at intervals, are also more likely to catch the cold virus when they become exposed to it.
All of the data seems to point to a correlation between sleep and the immune system. And other studies before this one have also studied this relationship. So decrease your chances of getting that nasty winter cold by turning in early and getting some shut-eye!
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