Circadian rhythm

Daryl couldn't sleep. Having the focused attention of the other male's gaze had made the bowman restless, giving him little to no sleeping. After an hour of trying Daryl had sat up, looking at the other man. A startled look morphs onto Rick's face before he quirked an eyebrow. "Can't sleep?" The words are blaring compared to the stillness around them. Daryl gives Rick a look of hesitation, then a weak shrug showing the man his answer. "Use ta loud mouths never shuttin' their mouth." He tries…

As a group we have decided to inform the class over sleep disorders. Because there are many sleep disorders known today, we decided to focus on three sleep disorders. We will be informing the class over insomnia, sleep apnea, and lastly night terrors. We chose the tree listed sleep disorders because as a group we thought those were the disorders that would entertain the class and allow for us to create fun learning environment. The outline of our presentation is structured around five props. The…

Sleep is one of the most influential factors which contribute to an individual’s physical health. The restoration theory is one of the most commonly accepted theories which explains the connection between sleep and physical well being. The restoration theory is based on common knowledge; when we are tired at night we go home to sleep to feel restored the following day. For example, food and water serve as a homeostatic response to hunger and thirst, similarly to sleep in relation to exhaustion…

It’s common to feel sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner: This sleepiness is typically caused by the amino acid tryptophan, which is found in turkey. Tryptophan increases the production of serotonin: Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that can affect a variety of things, including your mood, memory and sleep. When a food containing tryptophan is consumed with carbohydrates, even more serotonin is created, which is why sleepiness is common following dinner. While eating turkey and some kind of…

A change to make the school a better place Benjamin Franklin once said, “ Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” Yes, it’s scientifically proven that it’s correct. But in the quote, one word pointed that it was meant for a certain something, a “man”. It means a person who is fully grown up. But gives a totally different meaning when it comes to students. The oldest students in high school would be seniors with an average age of 18 years old. They are just…

The struggle for waking up for school is real; the struggle and difficulty to change how early students go to school is a present problem. The United States has been quarreling around with the factors on making the education system the most effective it can be. With that being said, one of the issues being discussed is how advantageous schools would be with later start times. However, school starting at a later time can result in hurting the students in the long run, disputes between how…

Natural darkness is a big issue in the world. As light begins to pollute the Earth, we lose time from the natural darkness at night. Bogard listed 3 reasons why we should conserve our natural darkness. Bogard starts his argument about the natural darkness when he talks about how it has an effect on human beings. He says that the natural darkness helps the body produce melatonin. Melatonin helps keep the body free of cancer and healthy. It also helps our body not have diabetes, obesity,…

People are so mean to each other. Whether it’s fighting over the internet or fighting in public. It’s all because of Daylights Savings Time because it makes people cranky. The United States should eliminate Daylight Savings Time (DST) because it disturbs sleeping patterns,affects farmer’s morning productivity,and affects a person’s health. First, DST disturbs sleeping patterns. Health.com says,“ Adequate sleep is a key part of a healthy lifestyle, and can benefit your heart, weight,…

caffeine, Burke, et al. performed their study on our natural body clock, which was published in Science Translational Medicine in 2015. It is known that our natural body clock, called the circadian clock, controls when we wake up and when we start to feel sleepy. Multiple factors are known to affect the circadian clock, including light, food consumption,…

Anti-Sleeping Pill Discussion The future holds many new, innovative, and unknown things, one of which may be a pill that allows us to stay awake all the time. I am one that really likes their sleep and I know there are many benefits of sleep such as playing a crucial role in immune functions. While this pill has zero effect on health, that is not the only thing sleep is good for. Having the ability just to rest and relax for several hours after a long day can be very refreshing and sleep gives…