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Two common behaviors that could be detrimental to getting a good night’s\u00a0sleep have been laid bare by a sleep specialist as a new study shows most Brits are sleep deprived.<\/p>\n
Most adults are not getting enough sleep, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n
Nancy H. Rothstein, a sleep specialist and Ambassador for Sleepwave, told Express: “We’re designed to sleep and the reason we need all these hacks is because people have lost the simplicity of sleep because we’re so busy.<\/p>\n
“We have so much going on, we have so many distractions and temptations that our biology is being inflicted with behaviors.”<\/p>\n
She explained: “So if you’re tired all the time and you’re falling asleep or you’re cranky and not feeling well, and get sick a lot or you have anxiety or depression, start to look at how you can support those things, and improve those with better sleep.”<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Six warning signs you may have taken too much melatonin, doctor shares<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sleepwave conducted a study and found that three-quarters of participants wake up feeling tired at least twice a week with an estimated 50 to 70 million living with chronic, or ongoing sleep disorders.<\/p>\n Nancy highlighted one common behavior that can “significantly” disrupt sleep.<\/p>\n She said: “Everybody looks at the clock and if you look at the clock, you start counting down the hours until you have to be up.<\/p>\n “It can cause anxiety because you’re thinking ‘I won’t fall back asleep and I have to be up soon’ and your brain immediately latches onto it and starts doing all kinds of crazy stuff.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n “Let’s say you press your snooze button three times and it’s 10-minute intervals – that’s 30 minutes of sleep you’ve lost.<\/p>\n “You may fall back to sleep but you’re not really falling back asleep.<\/p>\n “It’s making you groggy. It’s just a jolt and you start dozing off and then there’s another jolt. You just need to get out of bed.”<\/p>\n The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends all adults aim to get seven to nine hours of sleep every night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Youngsters need significantly more time in bed, however, with teenagers requiring eight to ten hours of sleep and children aged six to 12 years needing nine to 12 hours.<\/p>\n A lack of sleep has consistently been linked to chronic health problems such as sleep apnea, heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, obesity, and depression.<\/p>\n It can also lead to insomnia, where someone routinely has trouble falling asleep.<\/p>\n Follow our social media accounts here on facebook.com\/ExpressUSNews\u00a0