that affects millions of people worldwide every year. It is characterized by having disturbed nocturnal sleep; which many confuse with insomnia. Someone that is a narcoleptic might experience sleep at random time throughout the day. Narcolepsy affects about 500‚000 people in the United States and over 3 million internationally. As stated early‚ narcolepsy is characterized a vast yearning to sleep throughout the day. The naps can occur during normal activities such as working‚ operating machinery
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How Much Sleep Do You Need? Sleep Cycles & Stages‚ Lack of Sleep‚ and How to Get the Hours You Need When you’re scrambling to meet the countless demands of your day‚ cutting back on sleep might seem like the only answer. Who can afford to spend so much time sleeping‚ anyway? The truth is you can’t afford not to. Even minimal sleep loss takes a toll on your mood‚ energy‚ and ability to handle stress. Learn how to determine your nightly sleep needs and what you can do to bounce back from chronic
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the issues that Mother has recently been having. Last week‚ we covered the topic of sleep‚ and I was able to learn a lot about the subject. The primary tool used that has lead to a great deal of discoveries in the field of sleep and dreams is called an electroencephalograph (EEG). It is basically a device that monitors the electrical activity of the brain over a certain amount of time. When mom visited The Sleep Center yesterday‚ they used the machine on her--in case you still do not know what I
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What is your first thought when you hear the world “chocolate”? I bet some of you will think : “ yum chocolates~ but it’s fattening‚ I’m on a diet NO! “ Surprisingly chocolate has been proved by scientist that it is healthy. Chocolate is made of plants‚ which contains many of the health benefits of dark vegetables. Not all chocolates are healthy but you just have to be smart in picking them. Dark chocolate is one of the chocolates that has been identified and confirmed that gives us health benefits
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often date but when I do it is rare that I allow someone into my existence long enough for me to begin liking them. If and when we do get to that point‚ I am still gripped by the fear of expressing my feelings only to subsequently loose that person. It’s a silly game many of us have created in our minds. I prefer to call it “Getting Got”. See “Getting Got” is the moment when you feel comfortable enough to share your “like” for someone that has been chasing‚ wining and dining you. They get you and
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Dying to Sleep Sleep. How can one simple action have such a big impact on a person’s live? Sleep is what gives people the power to do their everyday tasks‚ from walking down the stairs to picking up a fork at dinner. However even though sleep is one of the most important daily actions played out‚ most people do not think of this as true. Many people do not realize how badly they are damaging their bodies by viewing sleep as a meager aspect of everyday life. “Many people think of sleep simply
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The short story‚ “Sleep‚” by Haruki Murakami‚ is told by a woman with insomnia who has not slept in seventeen days. She describes why she has not slept in seventeen days and what happens to her as a consequence of that. However‚ the narrator is unaware that she is asleep throughout the entire story and the prose is her dream. It is proven that she is asleep because she is not able to move‚ she includes things from the outside world and her past in her dream‚ there are several irrational events‚ and
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Getting to know each other! .January 3‚ 2010 at 10:33amTo do this‚ go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page‚ paste these instructions in the body of the note‚ type your title as "Getting to know each other!"‚ tag 25 people including me (tagging is done in yethe right hand corner of the app) then click publish. 1. What time did you get up this morning? 0530 2. How do you like your steak? Medium. 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? "zombieland" right before i left
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Jenna Meyers CHOICE G “In a report‚ explain and compare the theories of dreaming described in your textbook. Write about the theory you find most appealing and tell why. Log on to http://www.dreamgate.com and write about three new things you learned there.” The textbook refers to five dream theories‚ Freud’s wish fulfillment‚ Information-processing‚ Physiological Function‚ Activation-synthesis‚ and Cognitive Development. Freud’s wish fulfillment theory categorizes the topics of
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there are not enough waking hours in a day to accomplish all that needs to be done. Daily tasks and obligations can take up a lot of time and in order for people to get these things done they cut corners on sleep. One might rationalize that a few hours here and there won’t make any difference‚ but lack of sleep can make a huge difference on a person’s mental and physical health. Lack of sleep can potentially be very harmful‚ anyone who gets an average of less than seven hours of sleep could be affected
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