Tag: sleep apnea
- December 6 2025
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- Colin Winthrop
Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Risk: How Breathing Problems Raise Blood Pressure and Heart Disease Risk
Sleep apnea dramatically increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and arrhythmias. This article explains how breathing pauses during sleep damage the cardiovascular system and what you can do to protect your heart.
- November 10 2025
- 14 Comments
- Colin Winthrop
Alcohol and Sleep: How Drinking Affects Fragmentation, Apnea, and Next-Day Functioning
Alcohol may help you fall asleep faster, but it fragments your sleep, worsens sleep apnea, and impairs next-day cognition. Learn how even one drink disrupts REM sleep, increases nighttime awakenings, and harms long-term brain health.