Sleep patterns 'disrupted by hectic lifestyles'

The stresses of modern life and busy schedules are disrupting people's sleep patterns, it has been suggested.

As many people now take work home with them due to time restrictions and the pressures to earn extra money, they are not winding down properly to prepare them to go sleep, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

This means that even when they do go to bed, they can often lie staring at the clock for a long time as they are unable to switch off.

A report by researcher Naomi Rogers, published in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, said that insomnia is thought to lead to depression and type-2 diabetes or obesity.

She advises employers to allow workers to take a nap if they have an overwhelming need to at work.

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