Melatonin

Ordering a pizza is something you don’t even have to think about right? Well for the millions of people that struggle with social anxiety and shyness every day it’s a stressful experience. They both have a hard time dealing with small things that most people wouldn’t think twice about. They struggle to speak in front of an audience or even order food at McDonalds. They don’t feel comfortable in crowds whether it be a concert or a party with friends. These are all situations are hard for people…

with exposure to sunlight, which supplies your body with Vitamin D. This helps to fight infections and keep your skin healthy. Additionally, regular exposure to sunlight helps to keep your sleep cycle regular by influencing the body’s production of melatonin.”(Dhruvin) Also tablets and smartphones carry a blue light within the devices. This blue light has been researched to be harmful and a major role to why children get headaches, eye strain and irritated eyes. Not only does this happen but…

conducted by Dr. Charles Czeisler, a professor of sleep medicine at Harvard Medical School, it was found that brief exposure to blue light later in the day caused up to a two-hour delay in sleep time in college students and a delayed release in melatonin, which is a sleep promoting chemical (Sparks 1). Because blue light increases brain activity, exposure to it makes our body take longer to fall asleep. But light exposure is becoming harder and harder to escape. “Blue light is becoming…

The human mind is always conscious using sensation and perception to be aware of its surroundings. During every conversation we have we are making connections and we are aware of what we are doing. This is mindfulness a good example of this is when you are talking to a friend you notice her facial expression, body posture, and what she looks like etcetera. We make these connections without really thinking about it but all day and night we are constantly making connections and learning and…

A BADGE OF HONOR? “Our society seems to place a moral value on sleeping as little as possible… . Saying ‘I’m tired and I’m going to sleep’ is viewed as being lazy.” Sleep research Dr. Eve Van Cauter (Brody) provided this adequate description of how our high demand, 24 hours a day, seven days a week world, is robbing substantial numbers of people of sleep. For many Americans “inadequate sleep is a workaholic’s badge of honor” (Brink). We proudly pin on our badge of sleep deprivation and polish…

In the words of John Steinbeck, ‘It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” In other words, we are able to make better decisions when we are well rested. In this manner, just as eating and breathing, the act of sleep represents one of the physiological needs according to Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. As a matter of fact, the stage pyramid proposed by Maslow comprises a motivational theory based on…

People have this sleeping aid in their body that is called melatonin. Which rises at night time to make people go to sleep and sleep well. “ Smartphones and tablets disrupt sleep, in part, because they emit what 's known as "blue" light. This light is picked up by special cells behind our eyeballs, and it communicates…

to increase their productivity and efficiency. However, interacting with smartphones, even for short periods of time, which reduce assertiveness and undermining productivity”. Specifically, the blue light released by our phones that can restrict melatonin production — the chemical in our bodies promotes sleep. Therefore, working extra hours at night on our phones after 9 p.m. cause insomnia and lack of energy the next day, as reported by a 2014 study presented in the Organizational Behavior and…

Daylight savings: How to avoid 'jet lag' when the clocks go forward Love it or hate it, Daylight Savings Time is right around the corner in the UK. With the clocks set to go forward on Sunday, March 25, people will lose one hour of sleep, often feeling ‘jet lag’ and sometimes leading to health issues and increased accidents as a result. However, there are several steps to take in order to reduce this feeling and stay alert and healthy. According to Maryanne Taylor of The Sleep Works, a few…

How can working 3rd shift cause more health issues for women than men working 2nd shift? That is a great question to ask. Is it because the lack of sleep which causes sleep deprivation or because the mind needs ample time to recharge Is it because, effects of sleep deprivation between shifts depending on whether they have adjusted to the shift over time? Is it because sleeping too little or sleeping “against” your body’s natural biological clock could increase the likelihood of developing…