Excessive Sleepiness Predicts Death

Energy is the backbone of life and a new study makes this perfectly clear.  A group of 9294 individuals, age 65 at the start of study, was followed for six years.  Those with excessive daytime sleepiness¹ had a 49% increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and a 33% increased risk of dying from any cause.

Excessive daytime sleepiness is now a new independent risk factor for death.  I wonder how long it will take the medical profession to figure out that statin Class of drugs aka HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that are used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme that plays a central role in liver function and cholesterol production. drugs and blood pressure drugs rob the elderly of energy.

There is a reason in America there are 450,000 extra new cases of heart failure every year, an alarming trend that is consistent with the increased use of anti-energy statins in the elderly population.

Whatever happened to the principle of first do no harm?  If you think you need to take a medication that is making you tired – give it a second thought, especially if you are over 65 – before it is your last thought.