Circadian rhythm

The Sleep Benefits of Hydrotherapy If you’ve ever owned a hot tub, you’ve most likely experienced the soothing effect warm water can have on aching joints and muscles. You even may know some of the science behind hydrotherapy: how the heat of the water can improve circulation and lower blood pressure while the extra buoyancy takes the weight off strained joints. But most people haven’t even heard about one of the most amazing benefits using a hot tub can give: improved sleep. Lack of sleep…

Aggression is usually defined as an act of causing unnecessary harm to another person (Krizan and Herlache, 2015). Aggressive behavior has many forms and has been distinguished according to its goal (to hurt someone or gain a specific reward), level of consideration (calculated versus implosive), target of attack, and arousal (angry tension versus calm cool-headedness) (Krizan and Herlache, 2015). Aggression and violence have been around for a long time and today is no different; bullying,…

Lecturette 4: Supplemental Information Knowing Your Symptoms (HF) Working Phase 1. Discuss the patient’s well status: The patient should have no increase in shortness of breath, no weight gain, no swelling in the extremities, no angina and no feelings of dizziness (CCAC, CHF zone). 2. Discuss abnormal signs and symptoms: Abnormal signs and symptoms of heart failure include: a) Shortness of breath: If heart failure is severe, shortness of breath can even happen during rest. Shortness of breath…

Studies are proving that getting kids to bed early isn't just good for the kids - it's good for their parents too. Sleep And Family Health AJP reports, "Results show children who are early-to-sleep have better health-related quality of life; and their mothers have improved mental health, compared with children who are late-to-sleep." In Sleep Down Under 2015, an Australian Sleep Association Conference, recent research suggested that getting kids to bed before 8:30pm can help the entire family…

According to the stress test, It seems that I have high levels of stress and my body reacts with stress in a very ineffective way. I’ve been to the doctor for this very same reason, Stress! Things I could do to reduce my stress levels would be things such as yoga to reduce my panic attacks as well as my anxiety attacks. Trying to keep a balanced diet, for it’s not only good for your body and muscles, but it helps one of the most important muscles, the brain. Sleep is sometimes an issue since…

Consumption of caffeine has been found to disrupt sleep by reducing sleep time and sleep quality. Brezinova (1974) found that consuming caffeine before bedtime decreased total average sleep time, increased sleep onset time, and increased number of wake-ups. Six normal volunteers ages 50-63 years had their sleep habits recorded on fifteen non-consecutive nights, in which for five nights each they received decaffeinated coffee, caffeinated coffee, or no drink. Brezinova’s research showed that…

What’s one thing that everyone loves to do and talks about all the time… sleep. Everyone always talks about how they didn’t get enough or they had wonderful nights of sleep, either way everyone once a day at least says something that refers to sleep. Sleep is a very important part of life. The proper amount of sleep and going through the sleep cycle four or five times a night is what’s even more important. If you don’t get the proper amount of sleep or go through the sleep cycle the right amount…

Sleep! Why is sleep so important to get every night? Sleep is important in many ways. Sleeping at night or taking a nap during the day can have many benefits on your memory, energy level, and more. Different ages need different amounts of sleep each night, so smaller children need more sleep than grown adults. Sleep can effect us in many way that we may not even notice. Although you don’t think sleep is that important, it really is. It provides many different things throughout the day to help…

America as a nation has cultural insomia. Our society breeds insomniacs in many ways, ranging from constant access to basic needs and entertainment, to trying to crunch as many work hours as possible into a single 24 hour day. This problem is made even worse for students, both college and high school, who have to juggle both school work and regular work, as well as other activites. In the following essay, I will compare and contrast the pros and cons of various solutions to this problem.…

When I was in the process of completing the occupational configuration assignment, I learned a lot more about myself than I thought I knew. I decided to break my findings up in eight categories including: Sleep/Rest, ADL’s. IADL’s, Work, Play, Leisure, Education, and Social Participation. I learned that the balance in my life is not perfect. To my surprise I spend about 44.6% of my week sleeping. I honestly had no idea that I slept that much. My education took up 20% of my week which is good,…