Longevity is important for heart health, according to new recommendations
(CNN) If you needed another reason to get enough sleep, here it is: it can help your heart’s health. The American Heart Association added sleep duration to its cardiovascular health checklist. It is part of the Life’s Essential 8 questionnaire, which measures eight key areas for determining a person’s cardiovascular health. The updated list was published Wednesday in the AHA’s peer-reviewed Circulation and replaced Life’s Simple 7 questionnaire, which had been in use since 2010. In addition to sleep, the new categories retained the original categories: diet, physical activity, nicotine content, body mass index, blood lipids, blood glucose and bloodRead News