Sedentary Lifestyle Delays Onset of Sleep in Kids
A new population-based study in Archives of Disease in Childhood has found for each hour of sedentary activity during the day, it took three minutes longer to fall asleep at night. These seven year olds went to sleep faster when they were more active! Your grandmother probably told the same thing from simple observation, but…
Read MoreSleep to Prevent Disease
This may come as a surprise to many, but adults need approximately 7 to 9 hours of quality sleep each night. Research shows there may be a link between sleep and certain diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression. Sleep is also one of the easiest ways to improve your thinking and health!…
Read MoreShort Sleep Tends to Promote Hypertension
Observational studies have reported an association between short sleep patterns and hypertension. Now a report comes from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) cohort study finding shorter sleep duration and lower sleep maintenance (an indicator of the quality of sleep) predicted significantly higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels. Those taking hypertensive medications…
Read MoreGratitude Does Good Like Medicine
A watershed British study on a large sample of 401 men and women found those who express thoughts of gratitude prior to retiring go to sleep more quickly, improve their sleep quality and duration, and enhance their daytime performance. These results were independent of the "Big Five" personality traits supporting the idea that pre-sleep thoughts do…
Read MoreIncrease Your Performance by Getting Adequate Sleep
Adults need 7-9 hours of sleep each night for optimal performance and health. Without adequate rest on a regular basis the risk increases for: Cardiovascular disease Obesity Diabetes Depression Inferior work performance Risk of injury Irritability Those who responded to the 2009 National Sleep Foundation poll indicated if they sleep less than 6 hours compared…
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