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Best natural sleep aid Getting a good sleep is an integral part of staying healthy in every person. For this reason, it is important to find the best natural sleep aid if you are suffering from insomnia. Sometimes people do not get enough sleep due to living a double life. Some are juggling between two jobs to make ends meet. They have to work at night in one and attend to the other during the day. Others just live a lifestyle that does not allow them to sleep well. Others are just suffering…

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…

( state of not being aware). During this time our bodies and muscles relax, and our brain uses this time to store some of the information and memories gained during the day. We should get some amount of sleep every 24 hour period. Our Circadian Rhythms reset about every 24 hours and sleep is needed during every one of these periods to keep our bodies working correctly. Our bodies are tired by night (or whenever our normal sleep time is) and our Pineal Gland (same gland that produces…

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…

Konnikova argues that certain environmental discrepancies can upset our body's circadian clocks, hence preventing us from falling asleep. She writes, "Her research tracks how multiple individual differences in our environment affect our circadian rhythms and our ability to fall asleep easily and soundly". This indicates that individuals need to participate in certain behaviors that avoid knocking off our circadian clocks. Konnikova refers to these behaviors as sleep hygiene. She reveals that…