NATURAL SOLUTION TO RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME

People with restless legs syndrome face twice the risk of a stroke or heart disease, a new study suggests.

NATURAL SLEEP – A VITAL HEALTH ISSUE

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder characterized by restlessness and a need to move the legs. Symptoms start or become worse when you are resting. The symptoms occur mainly at night and can interfere with sleep. Some 5 percent to 10 percent of the adult population suffers from the syndrome, according to the study.
Earlier studies showed an association between restless legs syndrome and cardiovascular disease, but the studies had limitations. RLS has also suffered from a public image problem, which may explain why so few studies have explored the condition.

“RLS has borne the brunt of a lot of skepticism,” Rye explained. “Snoring started out the same way… It took decades to convince primary-care physicians that we have to treat sleep apnea, that it’s not just a nuisance that dad snores. It [sleep apnea] has a huge added risk for obesity and stroke and hypertension and cardiovascular disease.”

The new study, the largest of its kind, looked at 3,433 men and women, with an average age of 68, who were enrolled in the Sleep Heart Health Study, which was originally designed to look at the cardiovascular consequences of sleep-disordered breathing.

A diagnosis of restless legs syndrome was based on a questionnaire completed by all study participants. The participants also answered questions about cardiovascular disease and stroke. Almost 7 percent of women and 3.3 percent of men in the study had restless legs syndrome.

NATURAL SLEEP DISRUPTED – WITH DIRE CONSEQUENCES

People with the syndrome were more than twice as likely to have cardiovascular disease or stroke. The association was strongest among those who had RLS symptoms a minimum of 16 times a month and among those who said their symptoms were severe.

Also, people with RLS often also suffer from sleep deprivation, which has been associated with cardiovascular disease.

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