Greetings,

Today’s podcast is about Teens, Sleep Deprivation and Accidents.

If you have a teen or a college student driving, take five minutes and listen to some of the important points that are brought up here.

Listen below to our podcast of Teens Sleep Deprivation and Accidents

Not getting enough sleep can have a definite impact on your life. Whether it’s from insomnia, sleep apnea, Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), or another sleep disorder, the danger of sleep deprivation is undeniable, manifesting in both minor and major ways and creating problems for your work, school, and day-to-day activities.

Your body requires a certain amount of sleep in order to function properly and if it doesn’t get enough, it will naturally try to find ways to reconcile the problem. For many, a solution isn’t always easy to find.

Many people don’t even recognize they have a problem to begin with, failing to note the subtle symptoms and then, not taking the time to investigate the possible causes.  If your body doesn’t get a sufficient amount of sleep, the effects can begin with fatigue and overall drowsiness.

You may feel tired during the day, which could ultimately impact your physical and mental health. For older people, sleep deprivation typically means that restorative sleep is lacking so their bodies aren’t recharging properly for the next day. This pattern accumulates until it becomes a true medical condition that requires attention.

Another physical effect that a lack of sleep can result in is weight change – in particular, weight gain.  One of the benefits of quality sleep is that your hormone levels are regulated.

But if you suffer from sleep deprivation, then your hormone levels grow to be imbalanced and as a result, some of your psychological processes – such as appetite – also change. You may feel hungry when you’re not – or in some cases, not full when you are.

Chronic sleeplessness can also lead to depression, irritability, and impatience.  Unfortunately, emotional frustration is one symptom that people may feel they don’t need to address.

Some may even fail to see how their mood swings and emotional outbursts or breakdowns are linked to sleep, choosing to assign the blame elsewhere and focusing attention away from the real cause: a lack of sleep.

The dangers of sleep deprivation to one’s physical and emotional well-being range from slurred speech and anger to a slow breakdown of the body’s immune system, making you susceptible to injury, the common cold, and more.

Have you ever driven your car while drowsy?  The inherent danger is obvious. And while it may be a dramatic example, it’s also one that’s all too common – a powerful illustration of how important it is to get enough sleep.

Proper sleep is a vital component to being healthy and it needs to be treated with the same concern and care that your other healthcare issues receive. The consequences of ignoring your sleep deprivation could be harmful to yourself or another person, depending on the circumstances.

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist
http://sleepsecretaudio.com

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Welcome to day four of Sleep Awareness Week!

Keep the Clock Out of Sight: If you can, try to keep your clock out of sight. Set your alarm and then put it somewhere else or turn it away from you – out of your general view. For instance, instead of having the clock on the nightstand, put it on the dresser in the far corner.

If a clock is visible, you may find yourself staring at it or waking up periodically to look at it. If you’re making an effort to create a good sleep environment, it means that you’re aware of an impairment.

If you’re trying to break the cycle of sleeplessness, then it’s important that you don’t focus on time. Seeing how early it is or how little time has passed, can only lead to frustration.

FYI… I don’t even have a clock in my bedroom anymore, and since “Throwing it out” a couple of years ago, I get a much better night’s sleep.

Sleep Habit: No Napping! Just as eating in between meals ruins your appetite, napping between deep sleep can prevent many sleep disorder sufferers from being able to fall asleep and get a full night’s rest.

For some, a nap is just the medicine they need to re-energize for the day, but if you’re suffering from sleep deprivation, a nap may cause more harm than good.  Even though in the beginning you may feel extremely sleepy, try to save your slumber for the middle of the night and not for a mid-day luxury.

OK! We are heading into the last day of Sleep Awareness Week tomorrow. Please join us again.

I look forward to receiving your comments with your thoughts.

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist
http://www.sleepsecretaudio.com

I realize I have been away from ya’ll and updating this blog for about ten days now. But trust me, I was doing some serious research in the field of Sleep Deprivation.

Well, maybe it wasn’t intended that way at the start, but it sure did end up that way.

Let me set the scene for you.  I am a huge fan of Pat O’Bryan, I follow him on twitter, milagrowworld; (His free forum) and I am one of his coaching students. Last week; October 17th-19th Pat held Unseminar 7. I attended my first Unseminar back in May of this year.

It Blew me away!

People I met, things I learned and the opportunities abound at an Unseminar! Perhaps you have experienced  it yourself if you have attended any seminars.

I fully intended to sleep. I really didn’t want to be a walking zombie. I know what it’s like to have sleep loss, and lack of sleep is something I do not like.

By Sunday, many people had the zombie look in the eye.

Surprisingly, I was not one of them!

Nope, and let me assure you I did not retire to my room at nine o’clock at night while others built business relationships. Nope, I wasn’t tucked under my cover’s while some started JV projects.

I was right there in the middle of it all, and enjoying every minute!

One night my room mates and I were up til three am discussing Sales Topics. Another night it was four am helping a friend out with his sales presentation.

And get this, no matter how late I stayed out or up, I was awake by seven-thirty am, showering, and on my way down to breakfast.

Feeling great I might add, and ready for another day of classes.

What’s my secret?? I am so glad you asked!

Of course I have been trained by using the Sleep Secret Audio!

That’s the secret!

When you learn how to be able to put yourself to sleep, and get a deep, quality sleep, long seminar filled weekends are no problem.

You are able to only get four and five hours of sleep and still wake up refreshed and rejuvenated.

You are able to stay awake during the classes because you have had such a deep and restful sleep.

If you are having any problems falling asleep at night, or if any seminars or unseminars are in your future, please do yourself a favor and learn how to sleep, and wake up feeling great by using the sleep secret audio.

Your body will thank you.

Sincerely,

Trapper Sherwood
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Getting a good night’s sleep, in fact, may be just as important as diet and exercise for shedding baby weight.

One study of new mothers found that those who slept five or fewer hours a day six months after giving birth were three times as likely to hold onto those extra pounds as were women who got seven or more hours of sleep.

Short sleep duration “stood out as an independent risk factor” for weight retention, said Erica P. Gunderson, a research scientist and epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif., who worked on the study.

For many women, postpartum weight retention is a serious issue because it can lead to long-term weight gain. Some studies show that up to 20 percent of women retain at least 11 pounds at six to 18 months after giving birth, Finnish researchers reported.

Lifestyle factors that lead to postpartum weight retention — including a woman’s diet, physical activity and sleep patterns — have not been well studied, researchers report. But as every bleary-eyed new mother knows, slumber is frequently disrupted or cut short in the first year after a baby’s birth.

“Sleep deprivation can cause changes in the levels of hormones involved in appetite regulation,” explained Dr. Sirimon Reutrakul, a clinical associate in medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

“Keep in mind, though, that there are multiple factors involved in causing postpartum women to sleep less,” she said. “These include just having a newborn, having other small children at home, possible postpartum depression, illness of the newborns, if any, work, etcetera,” she said.

In Gunderson’s study, the sleep and weight retention patterns of 940 Massachusetts women were analyzed. A year after giving birth, 124 of the women had retained 11 or more of the pounds they had put on during their pregnancy.

Short sleep duration was associated with a threefold higher risk of substantial weight retention, when compared with women who got seven hours of sleep. How long a woman breast-fed, however, was not a significant factor.

Dr. Truls Ostbye, a professor and vice chairman of research in the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, is currently leading a study designed to promote weight loss in overweight women after childbirth. Preliminary data from that study show that “women who sleep less at six weeks lose less weight from six weeks to 12 months,” Ostbye said.

But the relationship between sleep and weight loss isn’t that simple. After adjusting for the fact that heavier women lose less weight and sleep less, “the effect of sleep on weight loss nearly goes away,” he said.

“The relationship between obesity and sleep is there,” he added, “but it is as likely that less sleep is a result of obesity as the other way around.”

Advising women to get more sleep may not get to the root of their sleep-deprivation problem, Reutrakul said, “although stressing the importance of a good night’s sleep is a good idea.”

More information

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has more about sleep and pregnancy.

www.SleepSecretAudio.com is an audio program that will assist you and your baby in falling asleep and staying asleep.

As parents, we probably hear this statement more times than we really would like to.

Simply put:

Because, like other teenagers, they need at least 9 hours of sleep per night, and they are only getting 6!

If your student is falling asleep in class, it’s absolutely natural! According to recent research, teenagers actually need extra sleep, more than their younger siblings, and more than adults. In fact, teenagers natural biological clocks push them toward later bedtimes and later rising times.

1.Teens who get fewer than 9 hours of sleep per night may be sleep deprived.

2.Teens who are sleep deprived are at high risk for car crashes, poor performance in class and at work, mood swings, and other problems.

3.Drowsy driving is a significant factor in fatalities on the road.

Only one solution is effective in the long run: more sleep!

HERE IS YOUR WAKE UP CALL

Sleepy teens can be a danger to themselves and others especially on the road. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 26% of car crashes involve drivers under the age of 25.

Many teens may be experiencing a significant problem with sleepiness.

Sleep-deprived teens are likely to perform poorly in school and sports, be moody and may have trouble in social situations.

AS A CONCERNED PARENT, I KNOW YOUR NEXT QUESTION IS “HOW CAN I HELP?”

Convince your son/daughter that sleep is not just a luxury; it’s as important as eating and breathing.

Explain that drowsy driving is as dangerous and as avoidable as drunk driving. Help your student manage his/her schedules so that they have time for adequate sleep.

Brainstorm techniques for building sleep into their busy schedules.

Encourage them to find alternatives to driving when they’re feeling drowsy.
With the start of the new school year upon us, and also as the father of a teenage daughter, I do share your concerns. I would also like to help.

When my good friend Claus D. Jensen & I set out to create “The Sleep Secret Audio’s” it was our intention and still is our intention to help whoever we could clear and remove sleep loss, insomnia, sleep deprivation and whatever other sleep disorders we could with our sleep audio.

Since sleep so important, and of course students and their sleeping habits are important also, we have created two special links to ensure just about every student will have access to our sleep audio’s to improve their sleep.

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Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood

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The researchers found a 16.5 percent drop in auto accident rates for teen drivers when local high schools moved the start of classes from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

The possible reason? More sleep, more alert driving, the researchers said.

After puberty, adolescents are biologically programmed to stay up about an hour later each night, explained Fred Danner, the University of Kentucky psychologist who co-authored the study. This shift in their biological clocks then conflicts with having to get up earlier to go to high school than they did when they were in middle school, he added.

“It’s as if they are operating on West Coast time in an East Coast world,” Danner said. People blame teenagers’ sleep deprivation on computers and staying up late to e-mail friends, he added. “But there is evidence they get phase-shifted by at least an hour. So you’ve got biology pushing you later and then you’ve got the school systems starting an hour earlier. By the end of the week, [kids] are a wreck and our study shows they might actually be in one.”

In the study, the researchers surveyed around 10,000 Kentucky students from grades 6 through 12 on their sleep habits and daytime functioning, including auto mishaps. The surveys were completed twice — first in 1998, when school started at 7:30 a.m., and then again in 1999, when the start time had been moved to 8:30 a.m.

Besides the 16.5 percent drop in car crashes, the researchers also found that the number of students who got at least eight hours of sleep per night rose from 35.7 percent in 1998 to 50 percent after the later school time came into effect.

The study appears in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

The average teenager probably needs at least eight hours and probably closer to nine hours of sleep, Danner said. And as little as an hour less sleep on school nights can have a cumulative effect. That means that by the end of the week, teens are as impaired as if they had stayed up for 24 hours straight, Danner explained.

Fatigued drivers cause about 100,000 accidents a year and over half of those drivers are 16 to 25 years old, according to the National Sleep Foundation. One 2006 survey by the foundation revealed that 28 percent of high school students fall asleep at school and 51 percent have driven while drowsy. Another recent study showed that sleep deprivation also leads to safety problems for college students. A survey of 262 students at the University of North Texas found that 17 percent of them reported falling asleep while driving.

While there are statistical limitations in the University of Kentucky study, “if you sleep longer and you are less sleepy you are less likely to have a wreck. It simply stands to reason,” said Dr. Francisco Perez-Guerra, former director of the Scott & White Sleep Disorders Center at Texas A&M University.

“We have been talking about later morning starts for children for years,” he added. “This is not a brand new thought.”

However, there are practical and political obstacles to overcome for school systems to change the school day schedule for high school students. “If it could be done, it should be done. The question is, can it be done?” he said.

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SOURCES: Fred Danner, Ph.D., director, educational counseling and psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington; Francisco Perez-Guerra, M.D., professor, internal medicine, Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, Temple, Texas; Dec. 15, 2008, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine id=622250

In conjunction with our blog post from last week; “Sleep Deprivation Causes and Consequences” today I want to add the Epworth Sleep Scale.

In contrast to just feeling tired, how likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations? (Even if you have not done some of these things recently, try to work out how they would have affected you.) Use the following scale to choose the most appropriate number for each situation.

0 = Would never doze
1 = Slight chance of dozing
2 = Moderate chance of dozing
3 = High chance of dozing

Situation                                               Chance of Dozing

Sitting and Reading                            __________________

Watching TV                                        ___________________

Sitting inactive in a public place (i.e. theatre)                         ___________

As a car passenger for an hour without a break                     ___________

Lying down to rest in the afternoon                                           ____________

Sitting and talking to someone                                                     ____________

Sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol                             ____________

In a car, while stopping for a few minutes in traffic            ____________

A score of greater than 10 is a definite cause for concern as it indicates significant excessive daytime sleepiness.

We all know how important sleep is. Sleep deprivation can put your personal safety and security at risk and lead to accidents or death. Please use the above scale to determine your sleepiness and do something about it.

Remove sleep loss, and insomnia from your life.

Take action and do something about it now!

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood

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Most adults need 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night. People who are well rested feel alert and do not have the urge to nap.

WHAT CAUSES SLEEP DEPRIVATION?

• Not allowing enough time for sleep

• Anything that causes insomnia or poor quality sleep

• Sleep disorders

• Excessive worry, depression

• Repeated awakenings from noise

• Working at night, travel across time zones

• Medical illness causing pain, difficulty breathing, etc.

WHAT SLEEP DISORDERS CAUSE EXCESSIVE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS?

Obstructive sleep apnea: A very common disorder where there is obstruction of the nose and/or throat by enlarged tonsils, a deviated nasal septum etc. which results in pauses in breathing during sleep. Symptoms include snoring, morning headache and daytime fatigue. Obstructive sleep apnea can lead to heart failure and is a risk factor for heart attacks and strokes.

Nocturnal myoclonus: Jerking of legs during sleep which causes brief awakenings. This causes insomnia and daytime sleepiness.

Narcolepsy: A relatively rare sleep disorder of dream sleep. The main symptom is uncontrollable sleepiness during the day.

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION?

• Motor vehicle accidents and work accidents

• Decreased productivity

If this becomes a chronic problem, sleep deprivation can cause difficulties with social relationships because of irritability; as well as some significant medical problems.

WHEN ARE ACCIDENTS RELATED TO SLEEP DEPRIVATION MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN?

In the early to mid afternoon and in the very early morning hours. These are the times when everyone is least alert.

WHAT OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSE EXCESSIVE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS?

• Medical illnesses: heart disease, breathing disorders and a variety of other problems can cause fatigue and sleepiness.

• Mental illness: depression is an important cause of insomnia troubles during the day.

HOW CAN THESE ACCIDENTS BE AVOIDED?

Getting enough sleep at night or adding naps in the afternoon when needed can help prevent serious accidents due to sleepiness. If a person has signs of a sleep disorder or has their sleep disrupted by symptoms of a medical illness or depression, they should see their physician.

You can throw a “Knock-Out” punch against Sleep Deprivation, and get your sleep and health back.
The Sleep Secret Audio’s are sleep audio’s designed to help you fall asleep in as little as nineteen minutes, and help you stay asleep ALL night.

Please visit http://www.sleepsecretaudio.com to download a copy now! (Even if it’s 3am!)

Prefer a “hard copy” cd? We have then too, click here => Sleep Secret Audio Hard Copy and we will get you one shipped asap.

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood

Here is a little fun filled post for you to enjoy.

Do fish sleep?

It all depends on what you mean by sleep.

My dictionary says that sleep is a period of rest in which the eyes are closed and there is little or no thought or movement. That is, sleeping means closing your eyes and resting.

The first thing we notice is that most fish don’t have eyelids (except for sharks). Also, while some deep ocean fish never stop moving a great many fishes live nearly motionless lives and many do so on a regular diurnal/nocturnal cycle, some active by day others by night.

So we can’t generalize and say that all fish sleep like we do. But most fish do rest. Usually they just blank their minds and do what we might call daydreaming. Some float in place, some wedge themselves into a spot in the mud or the coral, some even build themselves a nest.

They will still be alert for danger, but they will also be “sleeping.”

Are you getting the rest or sleep that you need?

Sleep deprivation at work can be a killer. Don’t let insomnia get a hold of you.

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood
“Give us seven minutes, and we’ll give you a good night’s sleep. Guaranteed.”
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