Could 8 hours of THIS keep your heart from FAILING?

If you’re like many Americans, you haven’t been getting much rest after settling in for the night.

There’s too much to WORRY about… PLAN for… and AGONIZE over!

Especially this year.

If concerns about keeping yourself and your family safe are keeping you up at night…

And you’re MISSING OUT on your full 8 hours of precious sleep…

You’re not alone.

But you can’t go on this way much longer.

Because it turns out that a good night’s sleep doesn’t just help you stay more ALERT the next day…

Or improve your mood and energy levels.

It could also save your heart from FAILING!

The goose that laid the golden egg… no more!

The American Heart Association just put out a study that’s going to make Big Pharma a little uncomfortable…

Because it could take a slice out of the MAJOR profits drug companies make off heart failure patients.

You see, when you’ve been diagnosed with heart failure, your heart doc could put you on MULTIPLE drugs to treat your symptoms.

I’m talking about blood pressure meds… blood thinners… statins… anti-arrhythmia drugs… and diuretics (to address water retention/swelling).

But as it turns out, your heart health may NEVER have to reach that point of decline.

Because it’s possible to SLASH your risk of heart failure by a whopping 42%…

Just by getting plenty of sleep every night.

That means 7 to 8 hours of uninterrupted, restful sleep… not less, and not more…

WITHOUT insomnia that strikes with any frequency.

Researchers followed HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of folks in the UK over the course of 10 years… and found that those with “unhealthy sleep patterns” were at greater risk for heart failure.

They defined “unhealthy” as, of course, bouts of sleeplessness… but also sleeping in (as opposed to being a “morning person”) and reporting daytime sleepiness.

That means that duration isn’t the ONLY marker of sufficient sleep…

Because those 7 or 8 hours have to be deep enough… or, as the study’s authors characterize it, “intense” enough… to be RESTFUL!

You can’t IGNORE the quality of your sleep.

Unfortunately, what this latest study DOESN’T tell us is HOW to sleep long enough… and well enough!

But I’ve got a few tips for that myself.

By now, you know how you should maintain good “sleep hygiene” by keeping your bedroom dark and quiet… and turning off all screens before bedtime.

And as I shared with you just last week, controlling your blood sugar levels could also help BANISH sleep disturbances.

But sometimes, you need a little extra help.

When that happens, you can try natural sleep aids, like…

• melatonin, the “sleep hormone” that regulates sleep/wake cycles
• 5-HTP, a form of tryptophan (the substance in turkey that makes you sleepy)
• valerian, a sedative herb that increases your supply of the calming neurotransmitter GABA, and
• aromatherapy, like cape jasmine, vetiver, lemon balm, or hop oil.

Start with one… and then experiment to see what works best for you.

As always, check with your doc to make sure adding new supplements won’t interact with any medications or other supplements you may be taking.

To heart health success,

Melissa Young