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A natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body, in which the eyes usually close and consciousness is completely or partially losti.
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May 6, 2010
- by Clay_Miller
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Many of us have heard that we aren't getting enough sleep. This is very true. Getting at least seven hours of sleep a night is very important. It is not just to feel more refreshed the next morning. There are many more health factors involved here that should discussed. Getting enough sleep is another healthy habit that all of us could pick up.
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Seven hours of sleep a night can help you with the following:
- Sharpen your memory
- Reduce your stress
- Help you live longer
- Reduce bad food cravings
- Help to maintain a healthy weight
Now, you're probably saying to yourself, "Well, I try to sleep more, but I have trouble sleeping sometimes no matter what I do". Well, the list below is for you.
The following are the ways to get a better night's sleep:
- Maintain a regular bed and wake time schedule including weekends
- Try reading a book or listening to soothing music at bedtime
- Check your pillows and mattress - 10 years is about the life expectancy of a mattress
- Use your bed only for sleep and sex to strengthen the association between bed and sleep
- Try to create a sleep-conducive environment that is dark, quiet, comfortable and cool
- Close down the kitchen 3 hours before bedtime - eating and drinking before sleeping can cause sleep disruptions
- Get regular exercise, but do so hours before bedtime
- Avoid caffeine, alcohol and nicotine close to bedtime
If you ask me, I say that sleep is underrated. As I've gotten older sleep has become one of my best friends. I feel so much better after a good night's sleep. Headaches, soreness, stress and just being tired magically vanish after some good sleep. Luckily, I don't have trouble sleeping and I do regularly get at least seven hours of sleep a night. However, many people don't and they should start to put sleep as a higher priority. And if you are having sleep problems, ask your doctor how you can improve your sleeping.
Get more sleep. You deserve it.
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The subject matter of sleep fascinates me. So much so that I indulge in it excessively. It is one of the many luxuries of my life. I welcome it with open arms and reckless abandon. In return, I'm often rewarded with amazement and sometimes with enlightenment! I know I'm one of the lucky few. I even found God in my sleep! It is through sleeping that I filled life with more possibilities than I can imagined. Technically, it is through that part of sleep where scientists termed it REM (Rapid … more
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The third greatest thing in life (as with daily routine). It is re-vitalizing, healing and a significant part of life. Sleep is very important and gives the brain time to reboot itself from the stresses of life. I like dreaming too.... :)
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I'm an entrepreneur - which to me means that I can do a "grandpa nap" everyday if I feel like it. It fits perfect in my routine and i get around 8 or 9 hours a day. I do a lot of "brain work" which means it's essential for me to cope out both with sleep but also with meditation and exercise. It's essential to my wellbeing and my health
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Quick Tip by Sharrie.
November 22, 2010
Best thing of my life! It's the place where all things are possible, oops, by that I mean dream! In any case, I've a long term affair with sleep. Can go without food, can go without a job & can certainly go without a man [;-)]! Sleep? No way I can go without it!!!
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Quick Tip by kfontenot.
October 29, 2010
What's the worst part of sleeping??? Waking up! Those few precious moments where your body is telling you to get up but your brain is saying, "No, turn over and go back to sleep!" can either be the best or worst part of the day in my opinion.
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Not everyone is meant to sleep a straight eight hours a night. Some function best on having "two nights" and "two days" in a 24 hour period.
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Quick Tip by YungBolo.
September 17, 2010
I hadn't heard of the term "microsleep" before until I ran across it here but it says that an episode can last for a fraction of a second or up to 30 seconds. So the next time I feel like I'm dozing off in class, maybe I am!
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Sleep is second to meditation. The longer and deeper the meditation, the less sleep that is needed.
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Sleep - what a splendid thing! One of my favorite things to do...As a matter of fact, I wish I was sleeping right now. :)
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I love sleeping in! There is nothing better than a day off when you know you can hit the snooze button.
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Clay Miller (Clay_Miller)
Graphic designer/illustrator and owner of Miller Creative Designs, LLC who on Lunch.com likes to shareinsight on Greenand health insight, ideas and other tidbits.Creator/writer of Ways2GoGreen .com& … more
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Sleep is a naturally recurring state of relatively suspended sensory and motor activity, characterized by total or partial unconsciousness and the inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. Sleep is a heightened anabolic state, accentuating the growth and rejuvenation of the immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems. It is observed in all mammals, all birds, and many reptiles, amphibians, and fish. In humans, other mammals, and a substantial majority of other animals that have been studied (such as some species of fish, birds, ants, and fruit flies, some form of sleep may be essential for survival.
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The purposes and mechanisms of sleep are only partially clear and are the subject of intense research.
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For example, if I work a night shift I usually sleep just about four hours a day, and I feel fine for most of the day. Similarly if I go to bed normally I need about 7.
I suspect that sleep is a lot more complicated than we like to think, and that our bodies do it even when we'd rather not (there are periods of time during night shifts when just about anyone I know who has worked such shifts admits to being "half-asleep" and this might account for the reduction in necessary sleep under such conditions). Just as some birds can sleep with half their brain and one eye open, it might be that we can also partially sleep.
But the down side of this is if you don't give yourself the right amount of sleep when YOU need it, you will get it when you'd rather not. That means less alertness, only nominal consciousness (I can remember driving places after work when I worked a night shift and realizing when I got there that I had major gaps in my memory of driving). Even falling asleep at the wheel.
The secret to me is that I try to sleep such that I get up when I wake up as often as possible, rather than forcing myself awake with alarm clocks.