Circadian rhythms

There are a lot of challenges for students. Sleep is a big challenge for students. One way to overcome it is to not drink sodas before you go to sleep. Another way to overcome it is to set up a sleep schedule. The third way to overcome it is to not stay up real late. The last thing is to not eat before you go to sleep. The first way to overcome the challenge of sleep is to not drink sodas before you go to sleep. The reason why is because the caffeine in the sodas keeps you up. Also when…

Most schools in America are starting at the earliest of 7:40 am, which is causing teens to become sleep deprived, and a sleep deprived teen is an unfocused teen. The average teeneager gets approximatly 7 ¼ hours of sleep, but the average teen needs 8-10 hours of sleep. Just because a teen gets 8 hours, that is just barely passing, like getting a D or C on a school report card. It is important to get 10, maybe 9 hours of sleep. Schools in America start somewhere in between 7:40 am and 8:40 am.…

Throughout the last fifty years the use of the internet has drastically changed. In 1970 there was only an estimated 100,000 computers in use in the United States with only a few of them being “networked” (Schell). Now the nearly 2.5 billion active internet users can do practically everything on their computers, “Today it is possible to order groceries or have food delivered, maintain friendships, debate politics, science, or religion, or meet and date potential romantic partners entirely on the…

Payton Laube In the article it talks about the probaility and games theories that occur in the Hunger Games. The first example was the chances of ones name being drawn at the Reaping. So say if you were 13 and your name was not drawn from last years reaping, your name would be added twice into this years reaping. Meaning you would have more of a chance on being selected, then say a 12 year old who only has their name in the lottery only once, because you would have your name twice since you are…

When a person goes to sleep, the brain normally causes the muscles of the body to relax and stay still. However, sleep paralysis is caused when parts of the REM state of sleep intrude into wakefulness. Approximately twenty percent of the general population experience episodes of isolated sleep paralysis. People who experience sleep paralysis often wake up and develop anxiety when they become aware of the fact that they are incapable of moving their bodies and also unable to speak. Some people…

I have chosen to watch the video by Russell Foster: Why do we sleep? Russell Foster says that “If you're an average sort of person, 36 percent of your life will be spent asleep”. That sounds like a lot to me, but I know that sleep in a necessary part of life. Although scientists don’t have a definitive answer as to why we sleep, they do have some theories. One of those theories is that during sleep our bodies are resting our muscles or recuperating and our…

Children need the most sleep and usually do not meet the requirements due to various reasons. From birth to twelve year olds, most children need a large amount of sleep to grow properly. Toddlers especially require a high amount of sleep. They need eleven to fourteen hours of sleep every day(“Children and Sleep”). That would require most toddlers to go to sleep for a ten hour period with a one to four hour nap depending on the child. Toddlers are usually adventurous from learning to use the…

Why should people take advantage of the darkness more often ? Paul bogard’s essay “let there be dark” he emphasizes the importance of natural darkness. Bogard beings his argument by first providing a story from his personal experience, appealing the reader by adding imagery. “I knew night skies in which meteors left smoky trails across sugary spreads of stars. “In this sentence, bogard depicts the beauty of natural darkness using detail. Bogard continues with comparing his personal perspective…

Narcolepsy is a sleeping disorder that affects a person’s sleep wake cycle. It is characterized by excessive daytime drowsiness, sudden attacks of sleep, sudden loss of muscle tone or cataplexy, hallucinations, and the inability to move or talk or sleep paralysis. People suffering from narcolepsy regularly find it difficult to stay awake for long periods of time and have difficulty staying asleep. This disorder can be treated many different ways including through the use of pharmaceutical drugs,…

Title: Options of Best "CPAP for Central Sleep Apnea" Central sleep apnea is characterized by disordered breathing during sleep associated with absent or diminished respiratory effort. Major symptoms of this disease include frequent awakenings at night, excessive sleepiness during the day or both. Central sleep apnea is basically a kind of communication problem and is less common in comparison to obstructive sleep apnea which is basically a mechanical issue. CPAP or central positive airway…