My Life and Sleep Apnea

There has always been a correlation between being overweight and having sleep apnea. Of course like I have written in a past post you don’t have to be overweight to have Sleep Apnea . But does sleep apnea make you gain weight? There are many reasons why being overweight can bring on sleep apnea. As you gain weight the excess tissue in the back of your mouth grows causing more blockages. Also when you gain weight your neck becomes thicker causing more blockages in the throat. Being overweight can also cause heart problems and a host of other problems. Losing weight certainly is a healthy goal for anyone. But does sleep apnea actually cause weight gain? If you have sleep apnea, then you know how tiring it is to do anything. When we are tired we tend to eat things that have a lot of sugar in them for energy. It is a quick fix that we all do. The energy runs out but calories stick around and turn into pounds. And exercise is also out of the question because of sleep apnea, once a...

There is a lot written about sleep apnea’s overweight patients and how the majority of sleep apnea patients are overweight and that’s probably true. But sleep apnea might also be the cause of weight gain. Recently I came across something called the Krebs cycle , the technical name is tricarboxylic acid cycle, but we will call it the Krebs cycle. It is a chemical reaction in cells that use oxygen in the respiratory process. The Krebs cycle produces a rich energy compound called Adenosine triphosphate or ATP which in turn gives cell the energy from the breakdown of glucose and the oxidation of fats. So the Krebs cycle is very important to the well being of man. Unfortunately sleep apnea can disrupt this cycle and the metabolic rate. Lack of sleep interrupts the Krebs cycle causing the body to sense a disruption in the storage of energy in the cells. This in turn slows the body’s metabolism and the fat remains where it is at. Feel Free to comment and please subscribe to my RSS Feed ...