Archive for November, 2007
Less Sleep Produces Obese Kids
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung November 6th, 2007 in Health Issues, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
The lesser you sleep the obese you would get. This kind of sounds contradictory but based on researches and studies made, adults and kids who get less sleep are likely to turn to food to make up for the lost sleeping respite they have passed up.
Sleep deprived people produce more ghrelin, a hormone that promotes hunger and less leptin, a hormone that singals fullness. (Source: Yahoo News).
Now this more than explains why parents should push their kids to sleep early. These are the internal body factors that people do not understand nor see. They operate to make up for lost rest, and the adjustment stage is known to affect the body.
Before we do not know for sure what exactly in our bodies are being affected. With this affirmation coming from the University of Michigan, people will perhaps now be more cautious of the altering effects that may effect kids when they least expect it.
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Sleep All You Can
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung November 5th, 2007 in How to sleep better, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
Given the choice, once people are able to sleep for a longer period of time, chances are they would get drowsy and lazy to get up. In these instances, people would rather stay in bed than get up and rise so that they can be able to carry out their normal activities as part of their daily itinerary.
The question is, does staying in bed if you don’t feel like it, healthy for you? We all know that we need the appropriate rest to recharge our bodies but there are limits and reasons as to why there are suggested sleeping hours usually between 6 to 8 hours a day. Aside from taking part in extended sleep, risk factors such as obesity and semi-somnia may eventually take place.
Further, excessive sleep may more or less ruin the proper sleeping cycle recommended for most people today. So at times when we let our sleepy heads get the better of us, better consider the consequences from what we wrongfully perceive as healthful towards our overall health.
Read more: Wake Up Call on Sleep Habits
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New Zealand Caught In Sleeping Pills Daze
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung November 4th, 2007 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleeping Pills.
Relying heavily on sleeping pills may be totally the way that most people feel that can address their lack of sleeping habits. According to medical specialists, sleeping pills are not really as effective in helping people gain the necessary sleep to go on with normal lives.
There are far more factors included in the whole sleepless night syndrome. Related health problems such as obesity, diabetes and depression all have their own part towards contributing sleep deprived individuals today.
Sleep experts say pills are not the answer as we try to cram more into our day. And they say unless parents start teaching their teenagers sleep is important, the problem will get worse.
Lack of sleep is linked to obesity, diabetes and depression, and it suppresses the immune system.
Source: Kiwis turn to pills to sleep
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Zolpidem Awakens Comatose Patient
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung November 3rd, 2007 in SLEEP News, Sleep Events, Sleep Issues.
Sleeping pills have been known to help people sleep better. However, to awaken them from deep slumbers such as being comatose for some years will draw mixed reactions. It can either be hilarious or strange. It may also do harm with regards to the credibility of the sleeping pill called Zolpidem distributed under the Ambien brand.
“When she takes the pill, I see her face relax and the old sparkle return to her eyes,” her mother, Thelma Pickard said. “It’s incredible.”
The woman’s case is described on “The Waking Pill,” a BBC documentary that aired on Wednesday of this week.
She is one of 360 patients around the world in a trial on using zolpidem for coma patients. The pill’s usefulness was first discovered in 1999 when a young South African, Louis Viljoen, who had been comatose for five years, was given a pill and awoke instead of going to sleep…
Source: Report: Sleeping Pill Appears to Awaken Woman from Coma
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Sleeping with the Enemy
2 Comments Published by Brian Yalung November 2nd, 2007 in SLEEP Fun, SLEEP News, Sleep Issues.
At times when we want a refreshing sleeping practice, it is only normal for us to want to be alone in bed or at least share a bed with nothing else to think about. Quarrels and disagreements are usually a base for some people when it comes to sleeping comfortably. This includes that of siblings, partners and friends. Normally, when we have something against them, we would prefer to sleep alone or separate ourselves from them.
It may be petty at times but it is a reality. Most of the time, if problems can be resolved, people would do so. In cases when they are close to impossible to settle, chances are we would prefer to sleep elsewhere and apart from the people who become our temporary enemies.
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