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Day Care Workers Charged for Giving Kids Sleep Supplements

Brian Yalung — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:12:27 +0000

Two former day care workers from Ohio have been charged with three counts of child endangering and three counts each of misrepresentation by childcare provider for slipping an OTC supplement into candies to make kids sleep during nap time.

Parents complained that their kids looked groggy after being picked up from the day care and were notified of the malpractice when a co-worker notified police in December that Hartley and Scott gave the children melatonin in candy. Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone that helps control sleeping and waking cycles. Possible side effects of the supplement form include dizziness, abdominal discomfort, headaches, confusion, sleepwalking and nightmares.

Pamela Hartley and Donna Scott got most serious charges that could be applied.

(Source) AP

Sleep Well with the Nightwave

Brian Yalung — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:16:34 +0000

Insomniacs are desperate for resolving their sleep issues and apparently sleep gadgets and sleeping pills are their normal recourse. But other than looking at themselves individually, why not consider the factors such as your room and what goes on when you lie down that may be the reason for not being able to sleep soundly.

Perhaps the Nightwave box can solve some issues in your room. It is a small box that projects a pulsing blue light onto the bedroom ceiling is set to transform those restless nights into the big sleep. The cost for owning one costs £30 plus £3.95 P& P and can be purchased on http://www.nightwave.co.uk.

NightWave™ is silent, requires no wires or masks, doesn’t have the side of effects of drugs, and in the long run is less expensive and more effective than herbal remedies or other supplements. NightWave™ also helps jet-lagged travellers battle the red-eye and adjust to time zone changes by re-setting the body’s biological clock.

(Source) Press Dispensary

Being a Workaholic is NOT All Good

Brian Yalung — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:16:16 +0000

While most people feel that the road towards career success is through working tirelessly, it will come to a point where loss of sleep will catch up on them. Loss of sleep is synonymous to health abuse and thinking that bodies can withstand and take the added fatigue and stress without proper respite is entirely dangerous and risky.

A lot of workers use this workaholic attitude to speed up their promotion with their respective companies. Although in the real world this is true, it also speeds up their prone towards different health risks such as obesity and heart disease. It will reach a point where over-fatigue will lead towards needing medical aids and supplements to withstand the loss of proper care for the human body. Hence, the need to re-evaluate the rate of living among people is something that should be looked upon twice.

Here is a good article to read upon for superficial understanding of this issue on the Herald Sun: Heavy Price of Lost Sleep