LACK OF PROPER SLEEP AND STROKE SYMPTOMS.
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A new study says that people over 45 who don't sleep at least six hours a night are putting themselves at risk for stoke symptoms.
VO - Teresa Garcia, CBS News Correspondent
"Those can include a sudden numbness in the body - or a loss of vision." (:04)
That's our CBS News colleague Teresa Garcia.
More from her after this...
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We're supposed to exercise and get enough sleep - but for some people, it's either/or.
VO - Teresa Garcia
"Dale Beck wakes up extra early so he can get to the gym - and that means he's only sleeping five or six hours a night." (:08)
SOT - Dale Beck
"Getting up early and working out has helped me keep that zest going throughout the day." (:04)
But, Beck is older than 45 and his running schedule shortens his sleep to under six hours. Oh-oh!
VO - Teresa Garcia
"A new study shows people over 45 who regularly sleep less than six hours are at higher risk for developing stroke symptoms." (:09)
Megan Ruiter of the University of Alabama at Birmingham is lead author of the study.
SOT - Megan Ruiter, University of Alabama at Birmingham
"We live in such a 24-hour culture - and the emphasis is on improving your diet, getting more exercise - but we also forget the last thing, which is: get some good sleep, as well." (:11)
VO - Teresa Garcia
"The study's designers were surprised to find that the people in their group did not have the usual risk factors for stroke. Their weight was normal - and they were at a low risk for sleep apnea." (:11)
Dale Beck says he's sticking with the schedule he's on.
SOT - Dale Beck
"Makes me think about it. But then on the other hand, if I don't get my exercise, I'm at higher risk for something else." (:05)
By the way, the study doesn't talk about risk of stroke - just of stroke symptoms.
VO - Teresa Garcia
"Researchers are planning to watch the study group for another five years. They want to see if participants go beyond the early symptoms - and suffer actual strokes." (:10)
Exercising is sublime - but don't take it out of your sleeping time.
Take it out of something else, instead - like going earlier to bed.
You and I would be sleeping-better-men,
if we didn't stay up and watch David Letterman.
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