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Sleep is one of the most important parts of your life. It is while you sleep that the system rejuvenates itself. Again, it is during sleep that the immune system of the body mends itself. In fact, many people who do not sleep tend to suffer from recurrent sinus, cough and cold. Sleep reorganises the information collected through the day in the different areas of the brain.
It is also the best time for the mind to retrieve information. Many times, we are unable to take decisions during the day owing to distractions, but after a good night’s sleep, things become much easier.
But what do you do if sleep ...
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Money can buy you a designer bed, but where do you sign up for sound sleep? Sleep is an important time of rest during which we become unaware of our surroundings. It's when our muscles relax and our breathing rate and heartbeat slow down. A good night's rest is also necessary to maintain your biochemical balance, because certain enzymes and hormones are secreted while you sleep. Mess around with your sleeping pattern and you could cause some damage.
None of us needs to be told, really, about the benefits of sleepi...
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The urban populace is increasingly complaining about sleep, or lack of it.
Some sleep less; some fitfully, others talk and walk while they sleep and a majority of men snore all night leaving them sleepy all day. If attendance at the various sleep laboratories is any indication, sleep disorders are fast becoming a serious problem.
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Sleep is one of the most vital components of human rejuvenation, and people who suffer from sleep disorders not only become restless and hyper but also seem to age faster. Sleeplessness can drain a person of his/her vitality.
There are many reasons for not getting adequate sleep but the main reason is an overactive and restless mind. Sleep periods can vary from person to person and anything between five hours to 10 hours is considered a healthy range.
Sleep pattern varies acc...
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CATCHING 40 winks in the middle of the day may get you the sack, but will protect you from a heart attack.
A large UK study of 23,681 people in Greece reported that those who cat-napped for at least 30 minutes in the afternoon, three times or more a week, had a 37 per cent lower risk of death due to heart attacks compared to those who did not.
People who occasionally took a siesta h...
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Studies have shown that there are a number of people who suffer from disturbed sleep. Lack of good sleep can usher in a gamut of problems, besides causing tiredness throughout the day. Poor sleep is often the culprit behind several traffic accidents, poor performances, and diseases. Lack of concentration and a sense of lethargy are the commonest effects of inadequate sleep. In order to have a healthy mind and body, an uninterrupted sleep of six to eight hours is a must, depending upon the routine and ...
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Sleep apnea is a disorder that is characterized by episodic cessation of respiration for 10 to 20 seconds during sleep. People suffering from sleep apnea usually have disturbed sleep and hence wake up in the morning unrefreshed. The condition is more common in men as compared to women and is primarily found to occur in the elderly.
Most people with sleep apnea are unaware of the fact that they have the problem. Usually, it i...
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Sleepwalking, medically known as somnambulism, is a disorder that is characterized by walking during sleep. Sleepwalking, although usually harmless, can prove to be dangerous to the individual at times. This disorder can range from simply getting out of the bed to even driving a car. Episodes of sleepwalking usually occur during deep sleep. During normal sleep, an individual's brain passes through five stages of sleep that makes one complete sleep cycle. One cycle takes around 90 to 100 minutes to complete. So, on an average, a person...
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Snoring is the act of breathing noisily during sleep, where the noise is generated due to vibration of the soft or floppy parts of the throat. It usually occurs as a result of obstructed air flow through the nose or mouth during sleep. The obstruction causes the tissues of the airway to vibrate and knock against the back of the throat, resulting in a noise that can be soft, loud, harsh, hoarse, or fluttering. A person who snores is usually not aware of it. Snoring is more common in men as compared to women. Sometimes, snoring may be associated with obstructive sleep apnoea.
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