Archive for March, 2008
Grumpy Old Women Need to Sleep
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung March 26th, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
We have seen most elderly women become grumpy at times and normally, we attribute it to PMS or Post Menstrual Syndrome. While this affects them and becomes a pain for them most of the time, lack of sleep also has a hand on why they become grumpy at times making excuses all the more clearer why mood swings are frequent within them.
Sleep problems become more high risk for older women. For one, we all know that lack of sleep affects as far as the heart and respiratory systems of our bodies. Women often find themselves pressured and stressed at times and while some are pretty good at handling it, giving them slack with regards to their mood swings due to sleep disorders is excusable if you think about it and when understood.
Read more of it here at the SIFY News.
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Deficiencies and Hyperactivity are Factors in Sleep Disorders
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung March 25th, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
While we are continuously groping for form on the growing problems of sleep disorders, it has been discovered that some of these are traced to ADHD or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Add it as another area that needs to be addressed, it is best to see a sleep specialist to see if you are categorized in this area of deficiency and hyperactive disorder that seems to be broadening the questions why many of us are experiencing growing pains in sleep.
Sleep disorders are present anywhere today. We often condition our minds on their area of issues. But not all sleep deficiencies are alike and unless the conclusion is given by a certified sleep specialist, chances are that our condition can only be figured out if we start checking out with them.
“The increase in sleep efficiency and the marked effect on sleep latency was paralleled by the subjective estimate of a more restorative sleep; for example, the patients rated their sleep better,” Dr. Sobanski told Medscape Psychiatry.
(Source) Medscape Today
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How to Deal With Sleepy Shifts
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung March 24th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders.
In the world of career and professional undertaking, not all people are blessed with having a normal 9 to 5 job. Some of us have to work at different hours and one of them include the dreaded graveyard shift time where we are working while others are sleeping. Normally this shift starts from 12 AM all the way to 8 AM. But given the little options, we are left with no choice but to adjust our sleep schedule so we are able to cope up with our work and retain earning a living.
Now when you find yourself suddenly encountering sleepy spells, this is normal but only for the first couple of days. It will all boil down to a point where we will most likely find ourselves having to change our sleeping habits if we are to keep the job that we are currently holding.
There are some who cannot take the night differential but there are others who can. One reason here is difference of pay since in most cases, the pay is higher than the normal work most of us have. But for some, weighing out the worthiness of continuing a different type of work schedule may not be that appealing especially if sleep gains a better weight as far as importance is concerned.
Here are some tips to help people who have to deal with work shifts from the Los Angeles Times.
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Lesser Sleep for Longer Lighting
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung March 23rd, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
Call it a matter of being a psychological issue but people usually sleep well if they are in dark gloomy places. With that in mind, you may thing that thanks to Spring where there will be longer hours of having to be awake due to light, people would always be awake. Well it does not necessarily follow all the time.
Remember that our bodies have a certain body clock to follow. While we may condition ourselves that we do not normally sleep when the lights are on, it still remains that our bodies can only stay awake for a certain number of hours. We will reach a point where we may feel tired and want to take a nap, regardless if daylight is still around.
It just goes to show that not all necessary adjustments fall in accordingly. We will come to a point where we want to sleep or nap for a while. It is not abnormal but rather only typical for people who just follow the usual sleeping hours that their body is used to.
Here is a good article you can read on about spring fatigue and how to deal with it as far as sleep is concerned.
(Source) The Korea Times
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Proper Sleeping Habits Starts During Infant Years
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung March 22nd, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
The proper sleeping habits never traced its roots when they were infants. For some, the usual sleeping patterns being once they are able to realize the importance of sleep today. But according to Dr. Polly Moore, babies need to sleep at least 90 minutes after their wakefulness.
We are all aware that babies need to sleep often to gain the proper nutrition and rest to make sure that they grow up to be healthy babies. However, it also remains that sleeping habits that these infants often regulate will be inherited until they grow up.
This may eventually be one reason as to the sleeping habits that most people have today. It all traces back to their toddler years and hence a reason why baby sleep is important for the young tykes we have today.
Babies that don’t sleep well become toddlers that don’t sleep well and schoolchildren that don’t sleep well. And we know that they have higher rates of ADHD, mood disorders and more. … Your baby can sleep all night long for eight hours and still need a nap 90 minutes later.
(Source) Seattlepi.com
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