their bodies have to go without the normal cues that we don't seem to notice on a regular basis, which keeps the body in check. In fact, they are worse off when they are in orbit, exposed to numerous sunrises and sunsets which confuse their circadian rhythm. NASA has conducted plenty of research to make sure their astronauts are safe, sound and well-rested. What NASA Has Learned About Sleep: Your body is ruled by external cues: You need both light and darkness alike, as a signal for when it's…
After recording my hours of sleep, I realized that I am not getting enough; especially because the week of October 6, 2015 was considered a good week- I did not have as much homework as usual. This worries me because I am a growing teenager who needs sleep in order to be healthy. I tend to daydream a lot and I am also forgetting information in a short amount of time. Due to tracing my sleep, I have come to realize why this is occurring. I try to go to bed as early as possible, but with all of…
In “Early Rising No Good for the Heart: Study.” AFP News says "Rising early to go to work or exercise might not be beneficial to heal, but rather a risk for vascular diseases”. However, people who know how to manage time to do their tasks during the day, even though they have to get up early to make the schedule fit in still avoid the risk and have a healthy life. For example, in my early-20s, I have a full time job and full time student, my job starts from 4am to 2pm and my class schedule from…
Daylight savings time negative effects that are associated with it. One of these problems with daylight savings time would be the way it effects sleep, daylight savings time turns the clock back an hour which effects the total amount of sleep during the night. The lack of sleep causes more work place injuries because of the 1-hour loss of sleep. there was not just more injury's, but they were also more severe then they usually are (Barnes, Christopher., Wagner, David. 2009). The interesting part…
Should Dangerous start times in Australia be changed to help sleep deprived children? Children and Teens are not getting proper growth opportunities and a major reason to this is the amount of sleep they get which goes back to the ridiculous school start times, there needs to be a change. Other countries are starting to do it, why shouldn’t Australia? Drugs and medicines aren’t going to help or even changing sleeping styles. Children are becoming more and more sleep deprived by the day and if…
A problem the many students have with school is that it starts too early. So why have to get up so early to work if you are still tired and sleepy. This is the main cause of poor academic performance. The school day should start later because the students will be less tired, their teachers will see academic improvement and they will meet their sleeping needs. Students will be less tired if they get enough sleep. “If school starts later a chemical called melatonin produced while you sleep will…
Another day at military camp most commonly known as Jr. High gym class. Me, Kate and Rebekah gracefully stumbling along talking about when this muscle building torture was going to come to a halt. Then I started talking about the eye opening dream I had the previous night. This was the start, knowing what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. The gym teachers yelled, “Stop!” I collapsed on top of Rebekah’s dainty body, and begged for water. “What was your dream that you started talking…
Sleep and Dreams Analysis In this log that I kept for my sleeping habits I noticed a little constant routine in my sleep.I would go to bed every night at around 10:15pm and I would wake up at around 5:20am, basically I get around 8-9 hrs of sleep counting the naps. Although I noticed something quite funny, during the past week I had a dream every other night. I think I’m getting enough sleep because I get all the hours of sleep needed. For example I go bed at 10pm and I wake up at 5am and…
“Adolescent Brain Development and Drug Abuse” 1. Adolescents seem to show diminished sensitivity to intoxication. Alcohol promotes social competitiveness, novelty seeking and feel more pleasurable social experience, less shy, in teens than adults. Alcohol affects the adolescent brain by causing poor impulse control, favoring low-effort while still seeking thrills, and a heightened sensitivity to social benefits of intoxication. It also seems to do more brain damage in their frontal cortex and…
Wellness is when both your mental and physical self are in good condition. Staying well is very hard to do in college. Every day in college is stressful, so staying mentally well is difficult but very important. When you are no longer mentally well, your physically wellness takes a toll. You know that you are doing well when you have energy and your body feels overall in tip top shape. Winter is a very hard time to feel in your tip top shape because it’s hard to stay awake. I personally feel…