Sleep, Rest, and Relaxation in Improving Wellness

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Chapter 26 - Sleep, Rest, and Relaxation in Improving Wellness

from Part IV - Wellness Interventions

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020

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Waguih William IsHak

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Waguih William IsHak: Affiliation:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

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Sleep, rest, and relaxation are often undervalued factors that contribute to the maintenance and improvement of wellness. Sleep cycles and their given durations have been clinically proven to influence essential aspects of human life: cardiovascular health, metabolic health, mental health, immunologic health, human performance, and mortality, to name a few [1]. Inadequate sleep has known associations with increased risks of mortality, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, and depression. Rest, in the context of this chapter, is not necessarily synonymous with sleep – for instance, sleep can still occur without rest and its improvements on overall functioning [2]. Relaxation often corresponds to feelings of peace, comfort, body laxity, mental laxity, and positive emotions. Relaxation as a wellness tool can take a variety of forms, such as abdominal breathing and progressive muscle relaxation techniques [3].

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Information: The Handbook of Wellness Medicine , pp. 324 - 331

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108650182.026 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2020

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