A lot of people have encountered accidents due to drivers who fall asleep. Causes usually stem from being drunk or lacking sleep overall. This often occurs in late nights to early mornings when people think there are lesser cars.

But the thing is, the probability of incurring an accident is quite high. People want to get to their homes hastily but consider options especially if you cannot keep your eyes wide open.

Read more: Sleeping bus driver risked lives of young dancers

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Ordinarily, people who tend to fall asleep during the day would be immediately associated with Narcolepsy. But wait, there is more to this than the usual sleep disorder we might deem it to be. Body framework such as our spine may also have something to do with the whole issue as discovered by a study on the low levels of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) for some people today.

People suffering from this illness called cataplexy are more likely to have issues with regards for people who can control on their ability to stay awake and sleep as well.

The study can be viewed in full here – Spinal Fluid Holds Clues to Rare Sleep Disorder

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Hopefully though, the next time people fall asleep in libraries, it will not be too annoying.

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In this spoof video, perhaps this sleeping gadget will keep you awake. A comedy reel but then again, it seems to be effective and does get the job done or else!

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One product that has been getting attention is that of an all natural beverage that helps consumers relax and fall asleep. This and many other healthy all natural products are in the roster of Dreamerz Food and Ruder Finn knows that the partnership will be something worth to address the rapid increase of sleep disorder patients located worldwide.

You can read more about at Dreamerz Foods and Ruder Finn Partner to Promote Healthful Sleep.

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EFT emotional syndrome techniques for people suffering from insomnia are one good practice to consider. With this video coaching session led by Michelle Childerley, insomniacs and people suffering from sleeping disorders may pick up a thing or two.

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Check out this REM graph for referencing how REM sleep works.

This is just a simple graph of the typical sleep cycle.I know this data is readily available, but it’s really nice to have it in a large, clean, graph format. Having this information really helps you know specifically when you should wake up, based on how long it takes to fall asleep. It should be noted however, that this chart is based on subjects that were not under the effects of any sleep altering substances, like alcohol.

via dailydeluge

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Lucid dreaming is when you know you are dreaming inside a dream. I am sure many of you have had that experience before. There are ways to increase your chances of having a Lucid dream. Wikipedia has a good list of induction methods for lucid dreaming including these:

• Fall asleep while focused on your intention to remember that you’re dreaming.
• Let yourself genuinely believe that you’ll become lucid—without intending to become lucid—so that you really will.
• Keep your consciousness while falling asleep and go straight into a dream.
• Wake after some sleep and then return to bed.
• By repetitive visualisation, incubate a dream in which you do a reality check.

I’ve personally have been successful by watching my hand and telling myself, “Am I dreaming?”, to associate my hand with that sentence.  Since hand is used often, I can remind myself once I start dreaming.

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