Sleep

noticed that when you get the proper amount of sleep and rest that you feel better? Your thinking is clearer, you can complete all the things on your to-do list and you have more energy. Without the proper rest you make more mistakes, your cognition is slower and you lack energy. Failure to get the proper rest jeopardized your overall health. Sleep promotes and contributes to psychological and physiological restoration of the body. During sleep, your bodies biological function slow down.…

the general population does not view sleep as a priority, but rather as something to sacrifice in the name of productivity or entertainment should the need arise. However, similarly to those of nutrition and daily physical activity, sleep plays an essential role in day to day health and largely dictates the development of the brain from birth and onward. In order to properly nourish the growing brain and individual, one must realize the importance of sleep and its impact on performance and daily…

white tile. My body felt heavy with sleep and my brain still filled with fragments of my dream from the night before. I rolled over to tuck my solid black comforter farther between my bare legs and pushed my body deeper into the mattress, one that wasn't foreign, stained, and filled with metal springs, but rather my own familiar one, which was newer and packed with foam and feathers on the inside. My only desire was to fall back into sleep. First the light sleep, then deeper and deeper, past the…

Before designing my sleep improvement program, I had to analyze my typical sleeping tendencies in order to see what areas that I felt were inadequate for my needs. What I found was my alertness level when waking up was always low, my sleep latency was high especially during stressful and emotional times, and that I had an extremely inconsistent sleep/wake schedule. Therefore, when creating a sleep improvement program I decided to focus on my sleep hygiene in a way where a strict routine would…

Sleep Paralysis and Anxiety Disorders Studies have suggested that individuals who suffer from an anxiety disorder are more likely to experience isolated sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is the inability to make voluntary movements during the onset of sleep called hypnagogic sleep paralysis or upon awakening called hypnopompic sleep paralysis. During sleep, the body alternates between REM (rapid eye movement) and NREM (non-rapid eye movement). During REM sleep, the body goes into a state of…

actually asked, so that’s just an assumption. However, I never really understood how important getting a proper sleep was until I wrecked my sleep schedule to practically no return. By wrecked, I mean I’m still wrecking it, unfortunately, but hopefully reflecting upon my mistakes and gaining new information on the importance of sleep will guide me in a more positive direction concerning my sleep habits. My poor sleeping habits began most likely in December…

replenishing ones energy. When you are constantly moving, studying, or running through a campus in pursuit of education at a moments notice you find yourself exhausted unable to think. In my personal experience, I have known the sudden sluggishness of sleep deprivation. Suddenly unable to think, or perform basic tasks such as, recalling a lecture from a professor. Or even being able to hold a pencil. For a student, exhaustion can be a death sentence or worse an automatic fail. With the…

actually happens, in fact it is such a crucial part of our health we could not function day to day without it. Our bodies break our sleep up into five stages. The final stage is rapid eye movement (REM), and also the most important. According to the National Institute of Health, “During REM sleep, your brain and body are energized and dreaming occurs” (What is). REM sleep is triggered by signals sent to different areas of our brain, these signals are primarily sent to our cerebral cortex. The…

always considered sleep a time for your brain to shut down and rest. Thanks to research, we learned this was wrong and now know a lot about sleep. When we sleep, our brain is still active because it has important functions to perform. First, we need to understand what makes us want to sleep. A “substance, called adenosine, builds up in your blood while you’re awake. Then, while you sleep, your body breaks down the adenosine. Levels of this substance in your body may help trigger sleep when…

People of all ages suffer from the consequences of sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is the condition of suffering from the lack of sleep. Sleep deprivation has very negative effects, and can ruin a person’s entire day. Sleep deprivation has many possible causes, and should not go unnoticed. The amount a person sleeps is very important to maintain a stable life and peace of mind. It affects a person’s mood and attitude which reflects onto others. When someone sets their mind to a…