Sleep medicine

Aromatherapy is the practice where essential oils are used to improve your mood or your health. This is a kind of alternative medicine that has been practiced by many for relaxation and in making you feel good. Indeed, there are many other known benefits of aromatherapy aside from 'feeling good,' but how does the smell of these essential oils affect your mind and your emotions? Once you are exposed to the aroma of the essential oils, the scent will travel from your nose to the part of the…

with many symptoms that differ between each person with no cure that has been found. Narcolepsy has become known as a sleep disorder although it affects each person through the wakeful hours of the day. Symptoms that affect people with narcolepsy are excessive daytime sleepiness, disrupted night time sleep and when those affected fall asleep during the day, they experience sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations. Not every person who is diagnosed with narcolepsy experiences it with…

information recall and reasoning skills, is significantly decreased when deprived of sleep.” (Huffington Post) this…

this week’s assignment for the 2 page paper, I was really excited. From the website given I chose sleep disorders and restless leg syndrome as my two topics. I chose sleep disorders, because it has always interested me. I chose restless leg syndrome, because my dad has it. He suffers from it almost every night. I would love to learn more about it to be able to help him. There are many common sleep disorders. Most of them can be caused by stress, physical health, emotional health, physical…

causes little to no memory of the event, and sleep deprivation is a factor. The last one stood out to me. On the night of the trip, I packed until midnight and slept for a few hours before leaving for the airport. I was certainly sleep deprived and didn’t nap on the plane. In retrospect, I was so blessed to have a harmless experience. The circumstances could have been much more terrible. This event has led me to understand the great importance of sleep. It has inspired me to live a…

There is one thing that every kid that goes to school has thought. Why does school start so early? Most kids learn better later in the day and this has been proven by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Turns out most kids are programed to sleep late and sleep in. If school would start at least at 8:45am schools would have more attentive kids, compared to other strategies for boosting performance, delaying the start of the school day is easy and efficient, and there will be less crashes caused…

Sleep is a behavioral state, that is a fundamental part of human life (“Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Biological Rhythms”). Despite the fact that we spend approximately one-third of our lives asleep, most individuals know little to nothing about this essential bodily function. Although the exact purpose of sleep, has yet to be discovered, sleep is essential for humans and other life forms to remain functional. Deprivation of sleep can cause serious physiological as well as psychological damage…

percent of the college population gets insufficient sleep” (Kingkade). College students are not fully informed of the consequences of not obtaining the proper amount of sleep each night. Many college students find it difficult to maintain good grades, a job, and a social life. They often do not realize just how important sleep is to the body, and that it allows the mind to function fully. College students need to be more informed of how vital sleep is to their health and functionality. Through…

the day, it could be a sign of a sleep disorder. A sleep disorder is defined as a change in sleeping patterns or habits that can negatively affect one’s health. The average teen requires eight to ten hours of sleep each night, but only gets around seven hours. This means that they lack the amount of rest they need to function during the day. Sleep disorders affect nearly seventy million Americans and many do not realize they have one. There are many types of sleep disorders including restless…

These days, a lot of people sleep less than eight hours nightly, some people may require more and some less, and many of them have difficulties in getting asleep. One reason why many people experience sleep deprivation is their busy lifestyle. People spend a considerable amount of time driving because of a long commute, to pick their children up and so on. The more time you spend in your car, the less time you have for your sleep. People keep accumulating sleep debt because they don’t have…