The Sleep Secret

I just came across this short, but informative article from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and wanted to share the information with you.

Did you know that regularly running short on sleep can easily make a child increase weight? Researchers found that in a look at data from the National Institutes of Health.

Julie Lumeng of the University of Michigan compared the amount of sleep kids got in the third grade with their weight in the sixth grade. Her study was in the journal Pediatrics.

“Children who were getting less sleep in the third grade were more likely to be overweight three years later in sixth grade, compared to the children who were getting more sleep.’”

Lumeng says that, for each added hour of sleep, the risk of overweight later falls about 40 percent. It’s another reason for kids to get enough sleep. And, Lumeng says, no TV in the bedroom – it makes it harder for the kid to go to sleep.

Something to think about. Your thoughts on this post?

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist

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Numerous of us may complain about not being capable to get to sleep on occasion but we may possibly not be dealing with insomnia. Insomnia is in reality a sleep dysfunction of itself which is portrayed by not being able to rest for much more than a a small amount of moments at a time. Insomniacs frequently are not able to sleep at all at night and it effects them in the course of the daytime as well. This can appear  in various  types. Transient insomnia generally last from a number of days to numerous months. Acute insomnia lasts for up to six months and is typically characterized by a lack of ability to be able to sleep well. Chronic insomnia last for many years and it can either be a disorder all of its own or it might be a symptom of an underlying dilemma.

The fact of the problem is, a lot of of individuals that think they have insomnia when they are in fact not dealing with this disorder at all. There are a lot of different sleep problems that we may be dealing with and unfortunately, it can be difficult to diagnose which one we have. For example, many of us have a difficult time sleeping because we are dealing with stressful situations for the duration of the day. It can be difficult to get our minds to stop dwelling on the stressful things whenever we lie down to go to sleep. Although this is frustrating and it certainly is a sleep disorder, it cannot be considered insomnia.

That is why it is imperative for us to understand what is causing our sleeping problems before we uncover out how to cure it. Depending on what is at the actual of the dilemma will make a big difference in what type of organic cure we attempt. Of course, it is always a good idea to try some relaxation methods, get some exercise and eat a well-balanced diet. All of these things are going to help you sleep better, regardless of whether you have insomnia or not.

If you want to cure your sleeping difficulty naturally, you should try keeping a sleep log for several weeks or perhaps even months. Recognizing the habits that are lurking behind your sleeping problems can go a long way in assisting you to detect the issue. Once you recognize what is at the root of the problem, you will no doubt be able to obtain a natural cure that will aid you to get the sleep that you have to have.

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist

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Although changes in the circadian timing system are thought to be a major factor in the decline of sleep quality that often accompanies aging, few reports have actually examined this relationship in detail. Because some treatments for age-related insomnia are based on putative circadian changes, it is important to expand the limited database that specifically addresses this issue. This study examined age-related changes in sleep, and relationships between those sleep changes and alterations in the circadian timing system, in a group of middle-aged and older subjects.

Sixty healthy men and women between the ages of 40 and 84 were studied. A subset of older subjects (< 65 years) had reported sleep disturbance for at least 1 year before participation. Polysomnography was obtained, and body core temperature was recorded continuously for 24 hours. All recordings took place in the Laboratory of Human Chronobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College.

There were no differences in sleep quality between middle-aged and non-sleep-disturbed older subjects. However, timing of the minimum body temperature was earlier in the older non-sleep-disturbed subjects than in the middle-aged group. In contrast, sleep-disturbed older people had shorter total sleep times, reduced sleep efficiency, more waking time after sleep onset, and a reduced proportion of REM sleep compared with non-sleep-disturbed older subjects. Yet, there were no differences between the two older groups in the rhythm of body temperature. For the entire group, age was correlated negatively with total sleep time, sleep efficiency, percentage of stage 2 sleep, and the timing of the temperature minimum.

The results support the widely held notion that sleep and circadian rhythm changes occur with aging. However, the hypothesis that age-related changes in sleep may be associated with aging of the circadian system was supported only to a limited degree, suggesting that age-related sleep disturbance is likely to have multiple causes. Thus, treatment strategies that incorporate a combination of interventions may be the most effective.