Alcohol and sleep: what you need to know about how drinking affects your sleep pattern
“Alcohol may appear an attractive option at the end of a long day – research conducted by Leeds University ... showed 38% of people admitted to drinking alcohol at least once a week to help their sleep. ... But sleep experts have warned that the drug is actually more likely to disrupt your sleep further."
AUGUST 23 || MEDICAL DAILY
How Does Alcohol Affect Your Sleep?
" 'People tend to feel that alcohol helps them fall asleep a little quicker, and therefore people associated that with helping them sleep,' Christian Nicholas, research fellow in the Sleep Research Laboratory at the University of Melbourne, reportedly said. 'But when you actually go and look at what is happening while they sleep, the quality of that sleep isn’t good.' "
How Does Alcohol Affect Your Sleep?
" 'People tend to feel that alcohol helps them fall asleep a little quicker, and therefore people associated that with helping them sleep,' Christian Nicholas, research fellow in the Sleep Research Laboratory at the University of Melbourne, reportedly said. 'But when you actually go and look at what is happening while they sleep, the quality of that sleep isn’t good.' "
