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    Effects of Sleep

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    Effects of Sleep on Academic Performance Introduction: Sleep is a meaningful part of a human’s life‚ yet an adequate amount of Americans have experienced disruptions from sleep. The more sleep people continue to give up throughout the week‚ the harder time it gets to catch up with the right hours of sleep. The loss of sleep does not only cause health issues‚ but also the affects the potential perform any responsibilities. As students grow older‚ they tend to believe that the less they sleep‚ their

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    Health and Sleep

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    Health and Sleep With the rapid development of modern technology‚ people care more about material needs than spiritual. Therefore‚ health becomes the most important factor of our lives‚ and sleep plays a very important role in everyone’s health. People should lead a healthy lifestyle‚ especially‚ have a great sleep. Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness‚ relatively suspended sensory activity‚ and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles.

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    Sleep apnea

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    lion when in deep sleep. Little did I know that when I snore I am not breathing. In the next paragraphs‚ I will talk about sleep apnea‚ describe it an list symptoms‚ discuss how common it is‚ and discuss treatments. Who knew snoring can be so complicated. First‚ sleep apnea is a disorder of breathing during sleep. Typically it is accompanied by loud snoring. Apnea during sleep consist of brief periods throughout the night in which breathing stops. People with sleep apnea do not get

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    Sleep Apnea

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    Sleep Apnea By: Matthew George Com/156 What if you were cutting years from your life away and what’s worse is happening while you sleep? Do you find yourself feeling fatigued over the daytime and people closest to you complain about your loud snoring at night? You could be like most Americans and have an undiagnosed sleeping disorder known as Sleep Apnea. “Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. You may have sleep apnea if you

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    Sleep disorders

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    Sleep disorders Some causes for sleep deprivation are illness‚ work‚ sleep disorder‚ medications‚ environment and babies. Illness such as colds and tonsillitis can cause snoring and frequent waking. Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and snoring cause sleep deprivation. Medication used to treat ADHD and epilepsy can cause insomnia. Your sleep could be interrupted for many environmental reasons too like if it’s too hot or cold‚ noisy neighbors‚ a snoring bed partner or children. Shift-work also

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    awakening to sleep

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    Awakening to sleep What causes Americans to sleep less? Staying up reading emails‚ technology‚ or our work environment. According to the Centers for Disease control and Prevention‚ a quarter of U.S adults say they don’t get enough sleep at least half the time. (Carpenter‚ 1) There are many reasons as to why Americans don’t get their full 8-9 hours of sleep. Getting too little sleep can affect your physical health‚ hormone regulation‚ glucose metabolism‚ insulin resistance‚ inflammation processes

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    The Importance of Sleep

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    2012 Importance of Sleep The Importance of sleep is resting your body and your brain for hours. If people don’t get enough sleep then they will be in bad moods and will not be able to concentrate on others or even on their work at their job. You will not have the patients to deal with situations in everyday life or even in your work place like you would if you had a full night of sleep. Everyone needs sleep. Everyone’s body is different when it comes to the amount of sleep that you need to function

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    Teens Sleep

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    Nothing feels worse than hearing your alarm clock ring in the morning when your body is screaming for a few extra hours of rest. Given the opportunity‚ who wouldn’t get more sleep? If I had a choice between a year of unlimited Easter candy and a year of unlimited sleep‚ I’d say “Bye-bye Cadbury” and “Hello‚ bed!” Take a look inside a high school classroom. You will most likely find a teacher at the front of the class and students sitting at their desks. Yet‚ look closer‚ and you might notice a familiar

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    Sleep Homeostasis

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    general‚ the sleep-wake cycle is regulated by two separate biological mechanisms in the body which interact together and balance each other. Studies say that high levels of adenosine leads to sleepiness. According to the two process model of sleep regulation the timing and structure of sleep are determined by the interaction of a homeostatic and a circadian process. The original qualitative model was elaborated to quantitative versions that included the ultradian dynamics of sleep in relation to

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    Sleep Disorders

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    “Understanding Sleep Problems” More then half of American’s experience a sleep problem at some time in their life. Weather it is stress-induced insomnia‚ poor sleep hygiene‚ or a poor environment. The most common form of sleeping problem would be insomnia. Insomnia is the inability of a person to fall asleep‚ stay asleep‚ or fall back asleep upon waking. People that have insomnia often complain about impairments of attention‚ memory‚ ability to work and function. Insomnia can also affect one’s

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