Most people nowadays are busy trying to burn those excess calories solicited from the just concluded Holidays and while many feel that exercise and cutting down the food intake is all that it takes to do so, hold on a second.
While controlling food intake and exercise may do that, do not forget the most important factor of all – SLEEP. Studies have shown that people would need 7.5 to 8.5 hours of sleep to truly reap the benefits of dieting.
Studies have demonstrated that lack of sleep lea
Still wondering why a good night’s sleep makes a big difference? Well, perhaps this keynote from Jessa Gamble can somehow brief you on the reason why. Health is an immediate answer for this of course but if you want a more straight-to-the-point explanation, one of the things that will be affected is your body clock.
Sharing her research with some folks, Jessa bares how quality rest time is a key element to productivity and more importantly one’s health. Jessa bares that the sleeping p
It takes a big setback to somehow wake anyone up to reality and alertness and for Arianna Huffington, perhaps sharing a past ordeal or experience can be a wakeup call of sorts for people who deprive themselves of sleep.
Sharing how she suffered an accident traced all the way to lack of sleep, Huffington reiterates the importance of getting the proper amount of sleep. Apparently her talk was aimed to wake up the working class, most of which sacrifice sleep to supposedly provide some semblance of p
If only offices could accommodate sleep-friendly desks like this then perhaps their performance could improve. Of course there are limitations but for the folks who find themselves needing to work overtime extended hours, the ‘1.6 sm of Life’ could be a reasonable idea.
Designed by George Costanza, the desk is convertible into a bed complete with a 2-meter-long mattress. With some simple adjustments on the end of the user, the 1.6 sm of Life desk should let employees worry less about falling aslee
Technology has its way of making its way even up to our subconscious selves and with texting a craze these days, it is not really surprising to find some teens falling into this thing called Sleep Texting. It doesn’t really require a lot of explaining, it is what it is – people texting even during sleep.
Experts believe that such a phenomenon has become so popular nowadays but will still have the usual repercussions. And the easiest way to sum it all up is that people who get tex
To help track your sleep issues better, here is another health-inspired device that should help in the diagnosis of sleep issues. This is the Jawbone UP, a wrist-worn sensor bracelet that aims to help track movement and sleep patterns with the aid of a special app.
The bracelet comes with an array of sensors that may include an accelerometer along with a battery inside the water-proofed housing. They come in blue and pink color schemes and can be connected through an iPhone.
The app
We all know how passive smoking or third hand smoke can affect non-smokers but apparently it doesn’t stop there. Babies who find themselves sleeping in smoker’s rooms are at risk of collecting level of nicotine which may eventually stick to their hair.
This was proven through a Spanish study where hair samples from 252 babies younger than 18 months who slept at their smoking parents room were collected. Based on the collected hair samples, nicotine levels were found on 83% of the folks who bared tha
We all know how people are very much attached to their dogs, taking them anywhere and others who sleep with them. Then again with consideration to your health, you may want to reconsider sleeping with your pooch once you hear this.
Apparently Plague, a Category A bioterrorism agent may be inherited for such a practice. This developed after two cases in the United States last year were traced to people who slept with dogs. They suffered from severe illness which can be passed on to another person. Also
Mothers were believed to be suffering from sleepless nights, especially the one’s who have just given birth due to their breastfeeding itineraries. However it seems that this claim is not true. A study was able to prove this, negating the belief that by breastfeeding causes less sleep.
This should be a relief for babies in particular since we breastfeeding has always been known to be the best milk for babies. However, due to health (sleep concerns) issues, some mothers have fended off breas
Everyone would love to sleep for as long as they can. Once you do, it seems like a drug or a habit that is hard to kick. But then again, would you be able to live as normal as anyone one?
Sleep is needed but should however have some boundaries. There are specific time periods of sleeping but then again people should think ahead. Oversleeping can have consequences such as being to wobbly to live out their lives or worse, working to stay afloat.
Hence, getting sleep is a balancing act in one way
