Archive for December, 2007
Does Santa Claus Really Come While You are Sleeping?
1 Comment Published by Brian Yalung December 2nd, 2007 in SLEEP Fun, Sleep Myths.
Call it a myth, but this is what most grown-ups instill in the minds of children, something to evidently control their enthusiasm once December 25 nears each year. Yes on the eve of his supposed trip, children are expecting presents from the man in the red coat. But of course we all know that at some point, you have to reveal that parents or guardians are usually the ones who give these gifts while they are sleeping.
The thing with kids today is that they are afraid to take risks and this should be the case. Imagine a Christmas without Santa Claus? Now that would be something to which the yuletide season will not really be complete. Besides, it has been said, he knows who is naughty and who is nice so better sleep before the clock strikes 12 because if you do wake up on Christmas day, chances are you may not find any gifts under the Christmas tree right?
And don’t forget the milk and cookies since hiding and waiting for the kids to sleep may altogether make Santa wannabes hungry and sleepy as well.
Read more: The Brain Behind Santa Claus
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Sleeping on Ice
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung December 1st, 2007 in SLEEP News, Sleep Issues, Sleeping Pills.
We are all aware that a lot of people rely heavily on sleeping pills. Now we all know a lot of these pill put into the market today, but there has to be a distinguishing factor as to which are ideal and which are dangerous. Some of these pill may reach a point of becoming addictive and chances are people would likely have more than just sleep problems to worry about.
It should be remembered, sleep problems can be treated but pairing it with a drug-related problem such as reliance on methamphetamine hydrochloride or Modafinil, may produce more problems than results.
(Source)”What ice, or crystal, does is it actually hooks into your reward system in the brain, and the reward system is designed so that you can recognise positive stimuli, remember them, act on them,” he said.
“But by overdoing it, by chronic use, you end up with a depletion of these neurotransmitters.”
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