ZIP Advertisement Do you sleep less than 6 hours a night? A new study says it could raise your risk of dementia Share Updated: 12:58 PM EDT Apr 21, 2021 By Sandee LaMotte Do you sleep less than 6 hours a night? A new study says it could raise your risk of dementia Share Updated: 12:58 PM EDT Apr 21, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript You may be able to fall asleep fast but not stay asleep and keep waking up during various parts of the night. This is called fragmented sleep. The healthy reports. This type of sleep can lead to a slew of health problems, according to me to sing. MD Medical director for the Henry ford Sleep lab like diabetes, depression and high blood pressure. You have to find the source of the problem, which could be many things like having a drink before bed, having a full bladder or even your partner snoring loudly. Make sure you're sleeping in a comfortable environment that promotes sleep because if your room is located in a place that has loud street traffic, you wear uncomfortable clothes to bed or sleep on a bad mattress, it might be time to change, make sure your room is dark and you sleep at a comfortable temp, usually the cooler the better. Also limit bedroom activities. Don't be on your phone or computer right before bed. Those have blue lights which send wake up signals to your brain. Instead, do something that doesn't require that, like reading a book or magazine cancer dot org has a few suggestions for a good sleep in general, like not napping after three PM exercise, but not 2 to 3 hours before bed and don't consume alcohol or coffee late in the day.