http://www.naturalsleepstore.com/blog Your one stop sleep shop Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:21:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An article in BBC News Magazine is suggesting that the necessity of getting at least eight hours of sleep a night could be a fallacy.   "It's nonsense. It's like saying everybody should have size eight shoes, or be five foot eight inches," said Prof Jim Horne of Loughborough University's Sleep Research ... http://www.naturalsleepstore.com/blog/?p=26 A new study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that people who like to stay up late at night, but still need to wake up with the rest of the world, may have more problems during the day than other people who lack sleep, even when the amount ... http://www.naturalsleepstore.com/blog/?p=25 A new Johns Hopkins University study suggests that fragmented sleep profiles alter natural systems that regulate and control pain, and can lead to spontaneous painful symptoms, says researcher Michael T. Smith.  The study is published in the April 1 issue of Sleep.   As part of the study, 32 healthy women were ... http://www.naturalsleepstore.com/blog/?p=24 A friend recently asked me exactly how long someone could go without sleeping.  I did some investigating, and research shows that the effects of sleep deprivation are more psychological than physical.  Reflexes are impaired but heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and body temperature show very little change.  Hand tremors, droopy ... http://www.naturalsleepstore.com/blog/?p=23 The Anna Nicole Smith autopsy has not yet been revealed, but two publications (Star, National Enquirer) are already claiming the model died from a toxic amount of the sedative chloral hydrate, a sleep medication, in her system.   Smith did not, the magazines reported, have methadone or other painkillers in her system when ... http://www.naturalsleepstore.com/blog/?p=22 While we all pushed our clocks ahead one hour this past Saturday, not all of us have caught up to the time change, especially when it comes to our own circadian rhythm, or body clock.   The transition to Daylight Savings Time (DST) usually occurs on the first Sunday in April, not the second Sunday ... http://www.naturalsleepstore.com/blog/?p=21 I came across this the other day and thought I'd share this list of foods that facilitate relaxation and sleep.   The following food items relax tense muscles, quiet buzzing minds, and/or get calming, serotonin and melatonin (sleep-inducing hormones) flowing. Now, I know that eating close to bed time is not always ... http://www.naturalsleepstore.com/blog/?p=20 Sure, you can get to bed late, sleep for "a couple of hours," get to work on time, and put in a full day, but, according to The National Sleep Foundation, people who remain awake for 18 hours straight function similar to drinkers with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08%, the ... http://www.naturalsleepstore.com/blog/?p=19 When you're awake, your throat muscles hold the throat open, allowing for the smooth passage of air as we breathe. When you're asleep, these muscles relax and the throat sags inward, causing air turbulence, particularly as you breathe in.    Snoring occurs when the walls of the throat, roof of the mouth ... http://www.naturalsleepstore.com/blog/?p=18 For most people, snoring is harmless.  For others, however, but it may be accompanied by daytime sleepiness and can be a symptom of a life-threatening sleep disorder.   Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing that prevent air from flowing into or out of a sleeping person’s airways. People ... http://www.naturalsleepstore.com/blog/?p=17