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News Point: How Sleeping And Waking Up Forcefully Affect Your Health? - Mr Validity ✦ Extended & Confirmed

Abruptly waking up to loud alarms triggers "fight-or-flight" responses, increasing stress hormones and cardiovascular strain while inducing severe sleep inertia. Chronic disruption of the sleep-wake cycle, or "social jetlag," is linked to higher risks of anxiety, depression, and metabolic issues. For more on how to optimize sleep, visit Fox News Health .