We have heard of various issues regarding sleepwalking and sleep driving but sleep-texting? Apparently this stems from the fact that a lot of people today are going crazy over texting, the modern way of communicating with anyone with the use of any mobile phone today.

Some people just cannot sit well without seeing their mobile phone beside them since anyone at any time may be texting them or perhaps on the other way around, sending messages at any moment they feel like by pushing the keypads of their phone.

Normally, we would find ourselves falling asleep and sleeping alongside our phones. But while we all know that we will fall asleep, is it indeed possible to send messages unknowingly to another person while we are in our slumber state?

But some sleep experts have another explanation for the sleep text messaging, particularly in those situations in which the text message is coherent. Some say the messages are written while the patient is awake, but they have amnesia for the event. “The `sleep texter’ may have actually been awake, but had not formed new memories for the event,” says Scott Fromherz, medical director of Westside Sleep Center in Tigard, Ore.

“There is a `built-in’ amnesia of sleep that occurs when the brain is briefly awakened for less than three minutes,” he says.

Thus, a person might wake up in the middle of the night, text someone, go back to sleep and have no recollection of the activity the next morning.

(Source) The Star.com

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When it comes to trying to make up for lost sleep, you should not really rush it in the way that most people believe it can be. The thing is, proper sleeping habits can only be achieved the natural way and time is sure to be a critical element towards putting your sleeping habits back towards its regular state.

Today, if you are not properly rested, sleep will come back to haunt and collect in the form of deteriorating health. It is a given that people today value sleep unlike before. Being productive is one thing but not being able to sleep in the way that people are traditionally known to be can lead to dire consequences which at most can damage health concerns for people today.

Sleeping too little messes with your mind and hurts your body.

Sleep not only makes you feel sharp and rested; it seems to play a key role in how the brain sorts out information and lays down long-term memories. And a lack of sleep has been associated with maladies ranging from cardiovascular disease to depression the CDC says.

(Source) Wall Street Journal

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As far as jet lag is concerned, a lot of people who frequently travel may already know how to deal with it. One is trying to extend sleep to the normal day hours of the region where they may find themselves and the other is taking on the usual caffeine and normal naps to cure this occasional problem.

Just recently, a new way to help cure jet lag was introduced and it goes by the name of sildenafil or commonly known as Viagra to most. Yes we all know that Viagra is often related towards sexual pleasure so it is really out of curiosity on how it can cure jet lag for most.

The study, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that our circadian rhythms, the body’s inner clock, could be shifted with the little blue pill. Sounds as if we will have that jet lag problem solved in no time, right? Or, at least, travelers will have a new excuse to ask their doctors for Viagra.

(Source) The New York Times

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Normally, we have all been accustomed to having midnight snacks in the form of leftovers or sandwiches when we feel hungry. Although some have cautioned people regarding eating before sleeping, there are people who just have to get some things in their stomach to avoid digestive problems such as ulcers or becoming acidic.

But while excess food snacks before bedtime is deemed as something that will keep you awake since you have to wait for all of it to be digested properly before anything else, there are bedtime snacks that you may want to check out to help you sleep.

Bedtime Snacks for Adults
–6-8 oz container of non-fat, flavored yogurt topped with 2 tablespoons low-fat granola cereal
–Sliced apple with 1-2 teaspoons natural peanut butter
–3 cups low-fat popcorn – sprinkled with optional 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Bedtime Snacks for Teens–One cup healthy cereal with skim milk
–Low-fat granola bar
–Scoop of vanilla or strawberry low-fat ice cream

Bedtime Snacks for Children
–1/2 cup low-fat vanilla pudding
–1/2 banana with 1-2 teaspoons peanut butter
–One cup skim milk with a bunch of grapes (or other fruit)

(Source) Yahoo Health

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We have been hearing it and for people who watched the Super Bowl, a lot were really disappointed. The excitement was generated and even the die-hard fans sacrificed some sleep due to the big event. But as it turned out, it seems like the Super Bowl was only pure excitement. The outcome was not as expected.

So you can just imagine how many people stayed up, followed the game and ended up being dismayed. While many were obviously rooting for the New England Patriots, who were unfortunately showed up by the New York Giants. Due to the outcome, it seems not all people were happy of the outcome and many are perhaps still awake in dismay.

But that is just part of being an avid fan of football. You win some and lose some. In this case, you lose more, and that includes quality sleep. Oh well, it does only come once a year so what the heck.

You didn’t need a television close-up of a distressed Bill Belichick to sense something was amiss at the Super Bowl. A peek at the scoreboard wasn’t required, either.

All those grass stains on Tom Brady’s uniform clearly indicated perfection interrupted. Not once this season had Brady been so bruised, battered, befuddled and, in the end, beaten.

(Source) Bloomberg.com

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