Archive for January, 2008
Sleepy Drivers Behind the Wheel
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 26th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
There are times when you cannot avoid the need to go places or drive your car at certain hours of the night. While drivers normally know their capacity to drive a vehicle, it remains that they should know if they are able to drive without falling asleep along the way.
Apparently, there are sleep disorders suffered by some drivers. And if you put it all together, it is quite risky if you consider the fact that you may not know when you would fall asleep while driving. In fact, the study even shows some people who have memory lapses of not even knowing where they came from once they park their car after a long drive.
Hundreds of thousands of UK drivers could be suffering from an undiagnosed sleep disorder which puts them at risk of falling asleep at the wheel, an insurance company has warned.
Some 8% of drivers admit to having fallen asleep at the wheel, and 28% have been known to “microsleep”, meaning they cannot recall certain parts of their journey, according to a survey by esure motor insurance.
(Source) The Press Association
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Using Sleep Calculators
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 25th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP Psychology.
Can you really use computing to get the proper amount of sleep? Whether you are doing it manually or using this sleep calculator, chances are you are losing sleep regardless of how you look at it. Well some people believe it can be. But you have to consider that sleep should be a natural thing. You cannot use logic to substitute what science deals with regarding sleep issues.
Most people would agree that nothing beats the common belief that sleep should be 6 to 8 hours of our normal body clock. We owe it to ourselves to rest and if we want to lessen health risks and make sure we are always productive, we should consider the fact that sleep is something we cannot compromise with in any degree.
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Can You Sleep through Recession?
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 24th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, SLEEP Psychology, Sleep Business.
If most businessmen and entrepreneurs had a choice, this bad dream of recession that may soon be plaguing the world is a nightmare that they would want to sleep on. A crisis is upon the world and apparently many of these traders and businessmen will have sleepless nights ahead.
Most of them will be counting and computing figures for sure. Money lost is something that will drive anyone crazy. So with all these issues in mind, who can afford to sleep? Knowing these people, they would rather stay up and look for other means of investing their money. It is just an issue that some people will not pass.
Falling stock markets are a lot more bearable if you know what to expect.
So let’s study a little history. Back in early 2001, the markets were in a position similar to the one they’re in now, and a whiff of panic was in the air. Headlines in the Canadian business press back then show it was justified in the short term, because the ensuing bear market was long and severe.
The longer-term view from today makes all the fearful recriminations of early 2001 look almost quaint by their datedness. Here’s one for you: “Research In Motion shares plummet,” from Jan. 3, 2001. A couple of days later: “Research In Motion continues to spiral.”
(Source) ReportonBusiness.com
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Mental Disorders from Sleep Apnea
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 23rd, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders.
All people reach an age where mental impairment would occur. However, one thing that people don’t know that sleep related issues may have something to do with it as well. Apparently, sleep-breathing problems may contribute towards affecting older people at some point and provide mental disorders which are expected to occur at some elderly state.
Sleep apnea has been known to create problems for people but this mental issue related to it is really something more important to take note of.
Older women with sleep-related breathing problems may have a heightened risk of impairments in thinking and memory, a new study suggests.
The findings, reported in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, suggest that so-called sleep-disordered breathing, including sleep apnea, may be a risk factor for age-related cognitive decline.
(Source) Reuters
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No Sleep, But Plenty of Health Risk
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 22nd, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News.
If you think you are doing yourself a favor by sacrificing sleep to lose weight guess again. It is the exact opposite. You are gaining weight and putting yourself at risk of illnesses, especially heart-related problems.
Remember that you are no longer young and the body metabolism slows down in the process. But the real deal here is your health. Better read more of it here to find out how you can adjust to getting the proper amount of sleep. There is even a video there you can watch.
Ouch, it’s time to go to bed, right? But now you can’t fall asleep because you heart is pumping from excitement over the latest news. After a couple of weeks, you notice that you lack energy, and aches and pains are arising that you have not had before.
You start to make appointments with doctors to get to the bottom of the pains. Yet, nobody can find anything wrong. You try physical therapy, pain medication and natural remedies. Still no success. Might sleep be the cause of the issues?
(Source) ABC News
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