Poor sleep quality refers to not getting enough quality sleep or having disturbed sleep over an extended period. This can negatively impact both physical and mental health. Getting adequate, high-quality zzz's is crucial for optimal health and wellbeing.
What causes poor sleep? There are many potential culprits when it comes to poor sleep, including:
- Underlying health conditions - Sleep disorders like insomnia or sleep apnea can disrupt sleep. Other issues like chronic pain, arthritis, asthma, reflux, and thyroid or neurological diseases also commonly impact sleep quality.
- Medications - Some prescriptions and over-the-counter meds can interfere with sleep cycles and depth.
- Lifestyle factors - Poor sleep hygiene, inconsistent bed/wake times, too much blue light exposure at night, lack of physical activity, substance use, and consuming too much caffeine or alcohol close to bedtime.
- Mental health - Anxiety, depression, PTSD, and stress can all make it harder to fall and stay asleep.
- Environment - Noise, light, uncomfortable mattress/pillows, room temperature, or a snoring partner can all degrade sleep.
What are the consequences? Failing to get enough quality sleep carries risks including:
- Impaired cognition, focus, productivity, and performance
- Increased inflammation and chronic disease risk
- Weakened immune system
- Weight gain
- Impaired emotional regulation and mood
- Safety issues from drowsiness
Lack of sleep stacks the deck against you. But with lifestyle tweaks and help from the sleep experts at
Peak Performance Hormone Institute, you can identify the root causes of your poor sleep and create an integrated plan to improve it. Their doctors take a
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hormonal imbalances to
genetics to
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So in summary, poor sleep quality stems from diverse genetic, lifestyle, environmental and health factors. But with a science-backed game plan from the pros, you can pinpoint and treat the underlying drivers to restore rejuvenating,
high-quality sleep night after night.