This belief has been passed on through ages. The food we eat can have a bearing on how we sleep and that is why people should really pick what they eat.

Spicy foods are fine to digest but not before you sleep. It would be best to consider that once we want to sleep, our digestive system may not entirely be able to handle the spicy food that some people just cannot avoid.

So aside from having trouble to sleep because of constant tossing and turning, you feel that discomfort of not being able to sleep well because you want to really find the proper sleep position with nothing bothering you in bed.

Several things may account for the effect. An obvious possibility is indigestion. But the scientists also noted that after eating the spicy meals the subjects had elevated body temperatures during their first sleep cycles, which has been linked in other studies to poorer sleep quality.

(Source) The New York Times

As far as overall physical appearance is concerned, who would ever think that this could be traced as another key indicator towards sleep related problems such as snoring, sleep apnea and excessive sleepiness? Apparently this was proven in a study at University of Virginia where it was found that children with larger necks should have clinical evaluation to be able to determine if sleep-related issues will exist.

Age-adjusted neck size correlated with body-mass index (BMI) and weight and showed a higher correlation with AHI than did BMI, weight or tonsil size. Neck size also showed a strong inverse correlation with mean oxygen saturation and was a better predictor of mean oxygen saturation than BMI, weight or tonsil size, the study found.

“Children with bigger neck sizes for age should be queried about snoring, apnea, excessive sleepiness, and hyperactivity. Neck size should be considered in the clinical evaluation of children with a history of snoring and apnea,” study author Dr. Pearl L. Yu said in a prepared statement.

(Source) US News

Snoring and breathing problems will normally originate from the neck and throat and seeing larger necks does seem abnormal physically and this is only one of the potential complications for health reason that has been found. For sure, there are far more other serious issues related to it such as obesity. See your doctor now and just play safe to be sure for your own sake.

One thing about sleeping soundly, your mind has to be free from psychological strains such as relationship conflicts and problems. The mental aspect in people’s lives today bring a real bearing towards identifying how peaceful a person can be. Once there are issues or misunderstanding along the way, expect one or both to be thinking of remedies or an escape button out of it all.

Marriage is a sacred thing but it is also a two-way street. To get along, couples need to leave an open communication to sort out problems. Settling the conflict before going to bed is always advised. This holds the same for sleeping perfectly without anything to hinder you from snoozing away.

“Divorced individuals tend to have more sleep problems than those who are married; however, among the married, we know very little about how differences in marital quality may be linked with sleep,” said Dr. Wendy Troxel.

“The results show that happily married women have fewer sleep problems than unhappily married women.”

(Source) Telegraph.co.uk

As far as getting proper sleep is concerned, most people who have found themselves searching for it have obviously found themselves on the losing end and apparently are underachieving. This includes being successful in your career, work, and most of all, maintaining a healthy body and lifestyle.

People today are geared more towards doing more, meeting deadlines and sacrificing by pushing themselves to the limit. At first this does sound noble and something others should follow by example. But if you talk about putting yourself in high risk by leaving your body an open battlefield where diseases and illnesses can penetrate then that is another story.

You cannot expect to be fulfilled and successful if you do not rest and sleep. We can see this as our haggard bodies show something that is missing. If we do have problems with sleeping, a short visit to the doctor or specialist really wouldn’t hurt.

“For healthy people, there’s a big temptation to voluntarily restrict sleep, to stay up an hour or two or get up an hour or two earlier,” said Dr. Greg Belenky, director of the Sleep and Performance Research Center at Washington State University Spokane.

“But you’re really reducing your productivity and exposing yourself to risk,” Belenky added.

(Source) Yahoo Health

Gadgets and technology have had their share of the limelight but apparently the kids are losing the proper self-discipline in carrying out their lives due to their fascination for these things today. A lot of it is because their attention is to maximize the use of gadgets such as mobile phones or even the usual gaming consoles and that has become a cause to forget about the value of proper rest and sleep.

We see most kids and teenagers staying up late because of these. For mobile phones, they either spend most of their time calling or sending text messages. There are no time intervals but surely we all know that this goes on as far as the wee hours of the morning.

Hence the product is giving up sleep and adding strain to their lives for normal living.

TEENAGERS who use their mobile phones excessively are more prone to disrupted sleep, stress, fatigue and restlessness, according to international research.

Sleep-deprived teens have poorer school marks, are less motivated and have poor emotional health, including a higher risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a further study found.

(Source) News.com.au