Sleep

something to be learned about sleep everywhere, including from NASA's astronauts. In space, 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…

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…

Sleep Deprivation Sleep is as a magic wand that will change your day for the better when it is used properly. Nowadays life has become more difficult than before. There are those who need to work for long hours in order to earn a sufficient amount of money to help them to live decently. As well as many students need to study long hours in order to succeed and get high grades, and thus get a good job in the near future. Most of these people and many others suffer from lack of sleep that could…

In “Our Kids need more sleep”, by Valerie Erde, it is explained that children need more sleep to do well in school. It has a couple of studies that say that children with more sleep do better in school, and are more alert in general. I completely agree with the author. I feel that if middle to high school students were allowed more time to sleep, it would improve most aspects of their life during school days. I know for sure that on the weekends, when I sleep in, I am in an all around better…

Need Sleep? Sleep, why is it so important? Humans spend a lot of time sleeping, many people feel as if sleeping so much is simply a waste of time, and not necessary. Are they right? Is sleeping just a waste of valuable time, or is it necessary for our survival? In Experience Psychology (King, 2016) sleep is considered a necessary aspect of living a healthy life. Sleep…

More Sleep, Better Students Imagine yourself sitting at your desk, taking an exam. You slept for all of 5 hours last night and you are tired. Once your teacher turns on classical music, you aren’t concentrating on your work anymore. It seems that you might even fall asleep. This is an all too common scenario in schools today. According to the website Start School Later, 20-30% of high school students and 6% of middle school students fall asleep in school each day and these numbers could…

In the video, "Why Night Light Is Messing Up Your Sleep" by a youtuber named Bite Size Psych, he explains if you minimize the exposure light at night it helps you sleep more thoroughly. If you are hit by the blue wave length light it hits your melatonin and makes you feel more awake. Filtering out the blue light may help you regulate your sleeping habits. They're free apps that you may download to your electronic devices and it actually assists what you're looking for. The example he gave for an…

In the article from the LA Times, “Sleep Deprivation Has Genetic Consequences, Study Finds”, written by Eryn Brown claims that sleep deprivation can be very unsafe for people’s health. It claims that sleep deprivation can result in gene inflammation, immunity, and protein harm which was caused by tissue harm. The text also declares that after an experiment was run, hundreds of genes in our bodies were amplified when people did not sleep for 24 hours. Brown writes in an informative tone because…

Journal 4 When I can’t sleep I tend to think about a little of everything. Most of the time I think about everything that I did wrong that day. I start to make up scenarios in my head of how I could have approached things differently. I start to get absorbed in my thoughts and I feel like I am no longer tired anymore. When I can’t sleep I overthink everything and stress myself out more than I should. School and sports already cause me great stress, yet when I can’t sleep I place unnecessary…

The fantasy of dreams is a reality that discrete from the conscious mind. They are a sequence of mental representations or ideas that the mind generates during sleep. While dreams have captured the attention of people all around the world, this profound topic has led to additional questions and numerous answers.The stages of NREM sleep, lucid dreams, and the effects of dreams are subtly expressive. There are many theories that state why people dream, however, the reason as to why dreams occur…