Whether it pertains to stairlifts or not, when Acorn Stairlifts says that we care about our customers and their well-being, only wanting to give them the best, we mean it.
This also applies to our customers’ overall quality of life.
We want you to lead the healthiest, happiest, and most fulfilling lives possible. We want to see you succeed and reach new heights not only in mobility and independence but in all areas of their lives.
Welcome back to “Acorn Stairlifts Tip of the Week,” a series in which we will equip seniors with all the knowledge, tools, and helpful advice that they need to succeed in their lives—ranging anywhere from physical health, to saving money with senior discounts, and just about everything in between.
Read on to learn about this week’s tip that unravels the saying “You snooze, you lose.”
The Acorn Stairlifts Senior Tip of the Week
Make an effort to get 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night.
Despite society’s myth that seniors don’t need as much sleep as younger people, health experts say otherwise.
In fact, it is recommended that people 65 and older get between 7 and 8 hours of sleep a night.
What are the Benefits of Getting a Good Night’s Sleep?
No matter what age you are, getting sufficient shuteye offers an array of health benefits, both mental and physical.
However, for seniors—a demographic that is particularly susceptible to health complications—sleep becomes even more vital and beneficial.
This is because getting the recommended hours of sleep every night can help combat or ease symptoms of common age-associated diseases, complications, and disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease, depression, arthritis, diabetes, heart failure, and more.
Below are just some of the many benefits that you can expect to experience when you get enough sleep:
- Better memory, performance, and cognition
- Decreased risk of gaining weight
- Better reaction time
- Higher emotional and social intelligence
- More energy
- Prevention of depression
- Improved heart health
- More stamina
- Better balance
- Lower levels of inflammation
- Improved calorie regulation
- Lower risk of heart disease
- Stronger immune system
What are the Negative Effects of not Getting Enough Sleep?
You’ve read the numerous rewards that are received when you get enough sleep, but what happens to the body when you don’t get enough sleep?
Just as sleep can be especially beneficial to seniors, by the same token, it can also be especially detrimental to seniors when they don’t get enough sleep.
Lack of sleep can not only exacerbate existing diseases, complications, and disorders, but it can potentially lead to even more issues.
Below are some of the negative effects that you can expect to experience when you don’t get enough sleep:
- Deteriorated memory, performance, and cognition
- Increased risk of gaining weight
- Impaired reaction time
- Lower emotional and social intelligence
- Less energy
- Increased risk of anxiety and depression
- Raised blood pressure
- Less stamina
- Worse balance
- Higher risk of heart disease
- Increased risk of diabetes
- Increased risk of gaining weight
- Lower sex drive
- Weaker immune system
- Mood changes
- Higher levels of inflammation
What are Some Steps You Can Take to Start Sleeping More?
Do you struggle to sleep soundly through the night?
If so, click here to learn how you can stop tossing and turning and start sleeping and succeeding.