As if insomnia wasn't cruel enough a punishment, research from the University of Montreal suggests that the nightly ordeal of the sleepless is also seriously bad for their hearts.
Insomniacs have heightened blood pressure which in turn is linked to long-term damage to the heart. While the blood pressure of good sleepers drops during the night, those poor long-suffering insomniacs have their blood pressure cranked up even higher.
There's nothing more debilitating than that moment when you wake and realise that you're more tired than when you went to sleep. Now the insomniac gets even more bad news.
"Book of the month"
The Sleepyhead's Bedside Companion
The Bookseller: "A perfect gift... gorgeous"The Daily Mail: "A fascinating new book... answers a host of nocturnal conundrums."
Vanessa Feltz: "Everyone should have a jolly good sleep after this."
Financial Times: "What could be more welcome than this celebration of the glory of a good night's kip... It offers an amusing and informative trawl through the science, folklore, myth and history of sleep."
Loose Ends, Radio 4: "For more on this fascinating subject, delve between the covers."
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