Sleep / Sleep Disorders
Whether you consider yourself successful or suffering, don’t believe the myths that are often offered to explain shiftworker success or suffering. It is not because you’re tough or not tough enough or that you’re not trying hard enough or that shiftwork is just always difficult.
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A friend recently asked my opinion about a smart phone app she and her partner were using in an effort to sleep better. There are quite a number of these types of app’s and devices (Sleep Alarm, Fitbit) and it seems they’ve caught everyone’s attention because they are either free or inexpensive and they add […]
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According to new research, the answer appears to be ‘Yes.’ We know that sleep is critical for the optimum functioning of our brain, though we are only now starting to understand why this is. One research group explored the mechanisms of the brain in both a waking and sleeping state. They found that the brain […]
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Why do we dream? We dream to become emotionally-refreshed. Dreaming is the way we sort out our feelings and emotions about recent and past events. How do our experiences, thoughts, and the repressed parts of our mind affect our dreams? Our experiences, thoughts and repressed feelings are all reflected in our dreams. The experiences and […]
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Every year the National Sleep Foundation commissions a study on some aspect of sleep. This year the study examined market data on sleep products and services. The total industry was estimated to be $23.7 billion a year. There are obviously a lot of people looking for better sleep and they are looking at many different […]
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Limit your consumption of caffeine, including coffee, cola, tea, chocolate milk. Consume no caffeine at least 4 hours before sleeping. Limit the intake of liquids for the last 2 hours before the end of the night shift so that you have less need for elimination when you are wanting to sleep during the day. Eat […]
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