Sleep Influence

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Many rosaceans have reported that getting adequate amounts of sleep can help with their rosacea symptoms. While there could be many reasons for this, recent research suggests that sleep can shift the balance of Th1 and Th2 cytokine activity and cause a pronounced decrease in production of TNF-alpha:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15157951&query_hl=21