A lot of this stems from the fact that new fathers are equally excited to take care of their baby as well. While most would disagree, there are also fathers who would want to see to it that all their baby’s needs are met as well. Add to the fact that moms need a break as well. Imagine months of carrying the child and going into labor. If you think of it, mothers need a break too.

(Source) Chronic sleep deprivation is one of new motherhood’s lesser joys, as any first-time mom will tell you between yawns.

What is less understood is how a new baby in the house affects fathers — and a professor at the University of Regina is trying to change that.

“Although we do know a fair bit about what it’s like for moms to become new parents, we don’t know so much what it’s like for dads,” said Lynn Loutzenhiser, head of a study called Mom & Dad Plus One.

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We all know that taking in various food intakes may eventually contribute towards our hard times of being able to sleep and based on a study on walnuts, its monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats have been found to be the healthful properties contributing to allow people to sleep safer.

Walnuts have a number of healthful properties. They contain monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats to help your cholesterol levels. There also seems to be an element of truth to the idea that walnuts can help you go to sleep. Walnuts have a substance similar to the body’s melatonin, which is a hormone involved in inducing and regulating sleep. A “dose” of walnuts could be 4 to 5 halves, equal to about 100 calories. It might be worth 100 calories if it helps you sleep, and it certainly would be a more healthful snack choice than chips, cheese puffs or candy.

Source: Walnuts can help you sleep

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Sleep deprived people produce more ghrelin, a hormone that promotes hunger and less leptin, a hormone that singals fullness. (Source: Yahoo News).

Now this more than explains why parents should push their kids to sleep early. These are the internal body factors that people do not understand nor see. They operate to make up for lost rest, and the adjustment stage is known to affect the body.

Before we do not know for sure what exactly in our bodies are being affected. With this affirmation coming from the University of Michigan, people will perhaps now be more cautious of the altering effects that may effect kids when they least expect it.

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There are far more factors included in the whole sleepless night syndrome. Related health problems such as obesity, diabetes and depression all have their own part towards contributing sleep deprived individuals today.

Sleep experts say pills are not the answer as we try to cram more into our day. And they say unless parents start teaching their teenagers sleep is important, the problem will get worse.

Lack of sleep is linked to obesity, diabetes and depression, and it suppresses the immune system.

Source: Kiwis turn to pills to sleep

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Provigil has been found to be harmful rather than helpful for sleep deprived patients. Serious skin problems and psychiatric issues have been found to suffice.

A warning is being added to Cephalon Inc’s (CEPH.O: Quote, Profile, Research) drug Provigil for excessive sleepiness because of the risk of serious skin rash and psychiatric symptoms, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.

Provigil is used to treat adults with narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea who have difficulty staying awake. Provigil is one of Cephalon’s biggest-selling products with global sales of $415 million in the first half of 2007.

Read more: FDA adds warning to Cephalon’s Provigil sleep drug

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Today, the use of remote-controlled infrared diagnostic tests provides an alternative and convenient way of diagnosing sleep apnea among sleep deprived patients.

“Polysomnography is a diagnostic test, which establishes the presence or absence of sleep disorders. But standard methods have the potential to significantly disturb a patient’s sleep pattern, so what we see in the lab may not be a true representation of the patient’s sleep habits,” said lead study author Jayasimha Murthy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX. “However, remote infrared imaging is a noncontact method, so there is minimal interference with the patient. In fact, this system can be designed to where the patient isn’t even aware that monitoring is taking place.”

Read more: Infrared imaging for sleep apnea diagnosis shows promise

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Few foods have a reputation for curing insomnia quite like warm milk.

According to age-old wisdom, milk is chock full of tryptophan, the sleep-inducing amino acid that is also well-known for its presence in another food thought to have sedative effects: turkey.

But whether milk can induce sleep is debatable, and studies suggest that if it does, the effect has little to do with tryptophan. To have any soporific effect, tryptophan has to cross the blood-brain barrier. And in the presence of other amino acids, that is difficult for it to do.

Source: STUDIES: Milk at bedtime may be soothing, probably not sleep-inducing

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The key towards restful slumber is sleeping with positive thinking or freeing thought from any issues that may end up leading people not to sleep. Sleep leads to dreams and to get ideal and comforting dreams, the things running around at the back of the minds of most people need to be on a wonderful aspect rather than forgettable ones.

“Wouldn’t it be great to fall asleep easily, while manifesting positive thoughts through the subconscious? DreamAid, Inc. thought so. Just launched, is a collection of extraordinary Pillow Covers, each designed with a “dream” or “wish” for the person who receives it. They were specifically created to help individuals of all ages, tap into a blissful dream state.

DreamAid Pillow Covers enhance life in a positive manner by actually letting a person sleep on the wish that they desire and erase the stresses of the day. With decorative borders and over 34 inspirational messages such as “Breathe in to Slow Down, Let sleep Turn Things Around” and “Peace, Love, Rest”, there is an appropriate wish for every personality and situation.”

Source: DreamAid Introduces a New Trend in Bedding – Pillow Covers Which Help to Achieve Dreams Through the Power of Positive Thinking

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Surely, this is a metaphor that only the sleep deprived patients can address. It is without question that people need sleep even if they tend to do the unlikely scenarios.

Read more here: Lack of sleep may be deadly, research shows

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There is a new device in town and it aims to help the people who want to determine the best time to wake up and sleep. It is called the Sleep Phase Alarm Clock, a new gadget that is placed on the wrist of a person which monitors sleeping patterns and supposedly determines the right time to wake you up.Now most people would be relieved by it but the question is, what is the best time to wake up and to sleep? It may address the problem of comfortable sleep, but does it address the problem of insomnia and waking up when needed?

So the question remains, would you leave it up to one gadget to control your sleeping habits? Well all sleep deprived people will try anything for an alternative solution, even if it costs 199 Euros. Just beware of the taxes involved. It may haunt you in your sleep!

Read the Article: Standing on guard against any new Sleep Track Tax

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A lot of mis-happenings in the world could have been avoided if it wasn’t for lack of sleep…

People in many high stress professions—such as medicine, law enforcement, or the military—often have to make quick decisions when they’re not well rested. New research confirms what common sense has long held: People don’t do their best thinking when they’re sleep-deprived.

via epochtimes

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