The importance of sleep in sports By: Benjamin R. Ritchie Most athletes would agree that getting enough sleep before a game is very important. Researchers are discovering that sleep deprivation before a game can have a huge impact of the athletes performance by slowing their glucose metabolism by thirty percent. Glucose and glycogen are the main sources of energy for athletes. Being able store the glucose in the muscles is very important for the athletes endurance and performance. Athletes
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knowledge on sleep but are still looking for better treatments * How can we sleep in different habitats? Underground‚ deep sea‚ and space * Recently discovered: people in a study on space sleeping found that the individuals went lethargic and had depression issues‚ didn’t move much and avoided crucial exercise (important because we don’t want to send depressed people on long voyages) * Origin of the word sleep: somnus (roman god of sleep) and hypnos (greek god of sleep)= part of the
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Importance of Sleep The Importance of Sleep Sleep is imperative. Without it you wouldn’t be able to function. Research shows that people who get a full nights rest are able to learn more efficiently. It also shows that if you get enough sleep that you are better at managing stress and making decisions. Basically‚ you are more likely to be able to accomplish the things that you want if you get a good night’s rest. A lot of people think that all sleep is the same but
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Running head: SLEEP AND MEMORY Sleep and Memory Maria del Rocio Gutierrez University of Texas at Brownsville Sleep and Memory We can define sleep as a period of rest and we can define immediate memory as an organism’s ability to store‚ retain‚ and subsequently retrieve information. Therefore if the organism rests for a period of time the ability to store‚ retain and retrieve information will be improved. This study will focus on how sleeping a minimum of 7 hours a day will reflect a notorious
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proverb “when he has to‚ the devil eats flies” which can be shown through Anne Frank’s survival of the holocaust‚ the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ the book known as “Vampire Mountain” from the Cirque Du Freak series‚ and finally the events of September 11th‚ 2001. Anne Frank shows the proverb “When he has to‚ the devil eats flies” which‚ coincidentally‚ originated in germany‚ when she uses an office and warehouse as a hiding place‚ dies of disease‚ and must live with seven other people. Anne Frank
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afraid that when you try to call for help no sound comes out of your mouth… This is a condition called sleep paralysis. This condition may seem very frightened‚ especially when you see or hear things that are not really there. This occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep. During this process you may not be able to speak or move ranging from a few seconds up to a few minutes. Sleep paralysis may happen once or you may have it frequently‚ even several times a night!!! (according
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SLEEP APNEA What is Sleep Apnea? The Greek word "apnea" literally means "without breath." There are three types of sleep apnea: obstructive‚ central‚ and mixed; of the three‚ Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the most common. Despite the difference in the root cause of each type‚ in all three‚ people with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep‚ sometimes hundreds of times during the night and often for a minute or longer. Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by a blockage
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their aspiration. Some students are buying expensive books‚ some are hiring tutorials‚ and the others are burning their midnight candles and having sleepless nights in studying. According to National Sleep Foundation cited by Amanda Grove‚ it is recommended to sleep 7 to 9 hours per night for adults‚ and 8 to 9 hours range with young adults such as college students. Very few college students get enough sleep today. This is due to many demands on their time such as classes‚ homework‚ jobs‚ etc. and also
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A sleep disorder can be defined as a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern. This causes a disruption in the way an individual typically sleeps‚ which can lead to other complications such as irritability and dysfunction during the day. Four common sleep disorders are insomnia‚ sleep apnea‚ restless legs syndrome‚ and narcolepsy. Nearly 70 million Americans suffer from these and many other sleep disorders every year. Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which the affected individual has difficulty falling
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published called‚ “The Diary of a Young Girl.” This book is a diary that she was writing in during the time when she was hiding from the Nazis with her family and the Van Daan family from 1942 to 1944. There has been a play based off the book called “The Diary of Anne Frank” and at the edge‚ Anne states‚ “In spite of everything‚ I still believe that people are really good at heart.” I believe that Anne felt this way during her ordeal for the reason that she is an independent thinker and a kind spirited
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