the issues that Mother has recently been having. Last week‚ we covered the topic of sleep‚ and I was able to learn a lot about the subject. The primary tool used that has lead to a great deal of discoveries in the field of sleep and dreams is called an electroencephalograph (EEG). It is basically a device that monitors the electrical activity of the brain over a certain amount of time. When mom visited The Sleep Center yesterday‚ they used the machine on her--in case you still do not know what I
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Caffeine and Sleep • Sleep Topics Caffeine has been called the most popular drug in the world. It is found naturally in over 60 plants including the coffee bean‚ tea leaf‚ kola nut and cacao pod. All over the world people consume caffeine on a daily basis in coffee‚ tea‚ cocoa‚ chocolate‚ some soft drinks‚ and some drugs. Because caffeine is a stimulant‚ most people use it after waking up in the morning or to remain alert during the day. While it is important to note that caffeine cannot
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as a good night’s sleep‚ waking up in the morning bright and active to start the new day. There is also something very necessary about good sleep because if sleep is shortened or disrupted even for one night‚ most of us will feel tired and irritable until we have good quality sleep again. For most of the people‚ sleep at night re-fuels and services both body and mind‚ so as to be prepared for activities during the day. But for some reasons‚ there are some people experiencing sleep problems—one of which
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Stage 1 Sleep NREM stage 1 sleep serves a transitional role in sleep-stage cycling. Aside from newborns and those with narcolepsy and other specific neurological disorders‚ the average individual’s sleep episode begins in NREM stage 1.Stage 2 sleep lasts approximately 10 to 25 minutes in the initial cycle and lengthens with each successive cycle‚ eventually constituting between 45 to 55 percent of the total sleep episode. An individual in stage 2 sleep requires more intense stimuli than in stage
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Hypnos is the God of Sleep. He is the son of Nyx‚ the Goddess of night. Hypnos is often represented as a young man‚ with a gentle demeanor and wings either on his shoulders or temples. Hypnos had a twin brother Thanatos‚ the God of Death. Hypnos’ father was Erebus‚ the God of Darkness. According to Hesiod‚ however‚ Hypnos had no father. Hypnos resided in a dark cave in Hades. The entrance to the cave was full of poppies and other types of hypnotic plants. One version says that Hypnos resided in a
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Sleep disorder are on the rise and the affects millions of people in America. People need sleep to function effectively at work to balance emotional responses. Unfortunately‚ despite expanding knowledge of the negative effects of sleep lost on our physical and mental well-being‚ the health care profession has not kept pace with the growing incidence of chronic sleep deprivation. This research review will investigate the effects of sleep deprivation in healthcare worker. Several studies have been
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occurrence for people to blame their miscalculated mistakes on the lack of sleep they obtained the night before. Typically when a person makes a small‚ often embarrassing‚ mistake the excuse that person will give is “I am running on no sleep”. Most people generally relate to this saying‚ and excuse small mistakes caused by lack of sleep because it is an occurrence that happens to almost every person. If the excuse “I am running on no sleep” is an accurate excuse‚ then therefore it must have some type of true
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REM sleep is the process of phases in which there is low physical movement‚ and the propensity of the sleeper to dream vividly. The phase is also known as paradoxical sleep and sometimes desynchronized sleep because of the physiological similarities to being awake‚ including rapid‚ low-voltage desynchronized brain waves. The right and left hemispheres of the brain are more coherent in REM sleep‚ especially during lucid dreams. Two other neurotransmitters seem to promote wakefulness‚ diminish during
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Causes Of Sleep Deprivation Sleep is very important in our daily lives and we need about eight hours of sleep every night. Sleep helps the brain commit new information. When you have lack of sleep it is difficult to get up in the mornings‚ you feel sleepy throughout the day‚ and you’re just not feeling your best. Lifestyle is the biggest and most common cause of sleep deprivation. It affects the ability to sleep well in an individual’s life. Some people do not realize how their sleeping conditions
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How to Sleep Well In order to sleep well we should follow three reasons. First of all‚ don’t eat or drink a lot before bedtime. If you drink too much liquid before sleeping‚ you’ll wake up repeatedly in the night for trips to the bathroom or cause you to wake up repeatedly. Don’t eat spicy or fatty foods because they cause heartburn especially‚ don’t eat something that triggers serotonin‚ which makes you sleepy. Second‚ do and don’t exercise when you have free time. For example‚ if you have a sedentary
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