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EARTHDATE: September 27, 2009

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REAL LIFE NEWS: SHARING A BED ISN'T A GOOD THING

by Hazed

I've never been very good at sharing beds with people... I'm a restless sleeper, I have trouble dropping off and the presence of another body keeps me awake; I want to take up a lot of space and if there's someone else in the bed, I can't; and I hate the struggle for the duvet!

Now it is confirmed: sharing a bed is bad for your health. I've been right all along. So there!

Sleep specialist Dr Neil Stanley spoke at a recent science fair about how bed sharing can cause problems. One study found that, on average, couples suffered 50% more sleep disturbances if they shared a bed. He said that poor sleep was linked to depression, heart disease, strokes, lung disorders and accidents. Not to mention divorce.

Read more about this, including the history of sleeping together, in this BBC News article.


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