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- doublefelix, on 01/03/2009, -0/+22I like that actually getting the proper amount of sleep can help keep you from getting fat. That's a fitness program I can believe in. Now I just need to find a cute trainer to make sure I am doing it right.
- alapoet, on 01/03/2009, -1/+18Along with recent studies showing a correlation between sleep deprivation and increased risk of heart attack, this is cause for real concern.
- borez, on 01/04/2009, -0/+12Just out of interested, how does a high glycemic sugar hit aid one in a good nights sleep?
- jakash, on 01/04/2009, -1/+11I think most of us here would be able to sleep more if we didn't spend so much time on Digg.
(waits for burying to begin) - benologist, on 01/04/2009, -0/+9If I just eat the bees do I still get whatever value honey adds to the mix?
- AmyVernon, on 01/04/2009, -1/+9How is it that for wives it's stress and for husbands it's snoring?
- inactive, on 01/03/2009, -5/+13to get good sleep and health. take honey..i mean original honey from the bees, not the syntetic ones made at factory..
- borez, on 01/04/2009, -0/+7Drink more
- vtbarrera, on 02/03/2009, -4/+10Cure? Smoke more pot during the evening.
- Renton, on 01/05/2009, -0/+6Because this was written by some 40-something housewife for other 40-something housewives.
- borez, on 01/04/2009, -1/+7Drink
- TomGfromCanada, on 01/04/2009, -0/+6obesity? I sleep like 9 to 10 hours and I'm still fat. WTF!
- MrBogard, on 01/04/2009, -0/+6That's more of a cure for waking up on time in the morning.
- connieLingus, on 01/04/2009, -1/+6we've found that 2mg xanax cures what ails us.
- Battlecry, on 01/04/2009, -1/+6I get about 5 hours of sleep a night. Between work, home life, and a 3 year old, that's about all I can squeeze out. After reading this, I'm going to have to add "get more sleep" to my already long list of resolutions... Sigh.
- inactive, on 01/04/2009, -1/+6Am I the only one who read the word "lulz" and immediately wished for internet piercing ammo?
- georgemason01, on 01/04/2009, -0/+4I did just that last night and slept for a good 12 hours. Then I died in my dream and woke up.
- degol, on 01/04/2009, -3/+7yeah
- bipolarruledout, on 01/05/2009, -0/+3As long as we live in a capitalist society this is only going to be worse. People will always be lining up to sacrifice their health and welfare for material gains; it's inevitable.
- tinkafoo, on 01/05/2009, -0/+3I think the 8-5 workday is obsolete. Our society has become so technologically advanced that businesses can (and now should) run 24-7. Imagine two thirds of the people who drive to work every morning simply not being there. Instead they're working a shift that's later in the day, which caters to their later sleep schedule.
- FozzDog, on 01/05/2009, -0/+3Maybe because sleeping more means you have less time to eat?
- JFitzpatrick, on 01/05/2009, -0/+3Synthetic honey? I've never heard of such a thing.
Sure you can buy raw unprocessed honey.. and compared to the stuff you buy in the little plastic bear bottles it tastes a lot different and has more natural stuff in it... but the crap in the little bottles is still honey made by little bees... not a chemistry set. - Metalmoon, on 01/04/2009, -1/+3Have fun with the withdrawal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine_withdr ... - groo68, on 01/04/2009, -0/+2then youll wake up in the middle of the night.
- mac888, on 01/04/2009, -0/+2erm, wild mountain honey is also quite nice.
- scamper22, on 01/05/2009, -0/+2I'm just curious do we hvae to justify sleepling well by throwing in the need to ward off obesity and heart disease?
What happened to just getting a good nights sleep because you feel so much better during the day. I guess in this GDP percent metric obsessed world, feeling good just isn't a measure.
Anyways, I need better sleep as well. - V1ncent, on 01/05/2009, -0/+2Great, so now on top of stressing about not getting enough sleep you're stressing about heart attacks? Lose. Lose.
- ellecon, on 01/05/2009, -0/+2Only if you smoke Indica.
- inactive, on 01/05/2009, -0/+2No matter how long I pass out after drinking I feel groggy in the morning, even when I don't have a hangover. Alcohol doesn't do much to actually give you a good rest.
- greeniemeani, on 01/04/2009, -1/+3I think I could sleep...with that girl in the thumbnail...
- anoriginalname, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1As someone who works in a Sleep Clinic, I can tell you pot is NOT the way to go. It may help you sleep, but if overused one gets dependant on it (like any sleeping aid really)
- anoriginalname, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1I work in a sleep clinic... so trust me when I say this (if you can), but what you describe is very very very unhealthy. Have you seen a sleep specialist? I obviously have no idea what your problem is but there is a reason we sleep. I would doubt that your mental function is at optimal (there was a reason it was "hard as hell", cause you were likely sleeping more than you thought)... but even if you are great currently, the vast majority of people would do very very badly.
And that doesn't even speak to your long term health prognosis (i.e. not good). - JFitzpatrick, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1I'm about where you are, same age kid too. I've recently been forcing myself to go to bed earlier. I found that even though I -thought- I was productive at 11, 12... 1 am... I really wasn't. I was just so excited the kid was in bed and I could actually function like a real adult again I kept pushing on. Now I try to get to bed earlier and rise earlier to get things done before she wakes up. An hour after 8 hours of sleep is much more productive than an hour after 18 awake.
- eddie72, on 01/04/2009, -1/+2Usually if you smoke out before bed you don't dream at all Georgemason. So you are unique in that you still actually had a dream.
- inactive, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1Eat 5-6 times a day instead of 2 or 3. Do some cardio in the morning. Take B-vitamins.
- Akairenn, on 01/04/2009, -0/+1You'll never take my coffee (caffeine), cigarettes (nicotine), turkey (that trypto..something?).
Please, educate yourself on side effects and potential health problems (as well as benefits where applicable) before doing drugs. - KingGorilla, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1Wank
- MrBogard, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1I call *****. I dream all the time when I puff. I actually have far more vivid dreams when I toke than when I don't. I think your reaction to dreams via Marijuana varies from person to person. It probably also has a lot to do with how much you smoke and how often you do. I'm not as regular a user as I used to be, and I dream when I'm high. I quite enjoy it.
It's also worth noting that just because you don't recall your dreams doesn't mean that you "don't dream at all." Chances are that you're dreaming but you're not recalling them in the morning. - JFitzpatrick, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1You've obviously seen doctors, but I'm gotta say man... For about a year of my life I didn't sleep more than an hour or two from Tuesday morning until Friday morning... and at the time I got by on stress and caffeine... but once I finally got back to sleeping like a normal person it took years to finally feel normal again.
- WithMyMind, on 01/04/2009, -1/+2I guess I'm an extreme case, but I think my life is better because of insomnia. I only sleep once every 2 - 4 days, and I spent years of my life trying all sorts of medications, diets, activities and schedules to try to combat it. Nothing worked. Eventually, I decided that if I can't change it, I might as well embrace it and not even try sleeping most nights. It was hard as hell for a while, but after some time I got used to it. My writing got better, I had enough time to play games again, I had a more open work schedule and I built groups of friends in timezones that I would rarely encounter in the waking hours.
Just an idea for those of you have been combating sleep deprivation for a long time without much success. Insomnia is a health problem that _can_ have a bright side (as long as your young). - Spo8, on 01/06/2009, -0/+1I think it's more sleep apnea that causes people to wake up, right? It's when the airway constricts enough to slow/stop breathing long enough to jolt someone awake, as generally choking to death for no reason other than your throat is lazy would be an embarrassing way to die.
- anoriginalname, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1make it a priority. Don't sacrifice sleep for other things, but other things should be sacrificed for sleep. Plus you'll be more productive if you are better rested, than tired all the time.
The 7-8 hour is as a minimum ... and even then it's for senior citizens, most adults should be aiming for more than that. It breaks down like this:
Children should sleep 10-12 hours
Teenagers 9-10 hours
Adults 8-9 hours
Senior Citizens 7-8 hours
As for coffee, your body eventually gets used to certain levels of it, and you start needing larger and larger amounts of it to get it to work to the same level (think like a drug addictions). So to make it effective again you need to stop using it for a while (or cut back on it a lot). - peterinjapan, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1Is there a way to take B vitamins that won't make your entire body stink like my grandmother?
- anoriginalname, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1Sleeping more doesn't mean you lose weight. Sleeping well is part of a healthy lifestyle. But only exercise and balanced diet helps you LOSE weight. What sleeping does it help maintain your health (e.g helps control insult level to help better maintain your weight). Having said that if you are overweight you are also at an increased risk of having sleep apnea, which makes your sleep worse (even if you sleep 9 to 10 hours), therefore increasing the need to sleep.
- JFitzpatrick, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1Do you have a wife?
Women amaze me with their ability to stay up worrying about stuff.
You could be screaming at me and if I decided it was bed time I'd just doze off. However if I ever snore loud enough to wake myself, I'd definitely be getting that checked out. - BoneheadFarker, on 01/06/2009, -0/+1@MrBogard
Actually, it varies widely from person to person. I find that I have fewer dreams but much more relaxed sleep (when I can actually sleep, that is) when I smoke before bed. It's when I stop smoking for a while that the vivid dreams start, even bordering on intense and aggitating. It usually takes about 2 weeks of no smoking for them to start, since i smoke daily. Personally I don't like the dreams, because it means I'm not getting a good night's sleep. And it means that I'll sometimes wake up startled in a cold sweat and not know why. Or worse, I will know why and not be able to sleep for the rest of the night because of it. And getting to sleep is hard enough at that point, since I also get this strange feeling when I first start drifting off. It feels like I'm starting to fall, so my body tenses up to braces itself and I'm awake for another half hour as I try to calm down. This can go on for most of the night.
I realise that I dream at night when I smoke daily. But they are much less intense and more peaceful. Also keep in mind that I didn't start smoking until I was 21, and all those things happened before I ever smoked. Call it self-medicating if you'd like, but I don't want to think of where I would be without it. - Nosferotu, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1Yeah. Sleep more, fatty.
- AlbinoRaven, on 01/06/2009, -0/+1Breathing exercises and making sure you get exercise.
Oh yeah, quit smoking. Nothing makes you feel groggier than quiting smoking. Well at least for a month. The sleep is deeper too.
/Going on three weeks. Just past the point where I would pay to lick the nicoteen from a hobo's fingers - Spo8, on 01/06/2009, -0/+1You die in the pot dream, you die in real life.
Wake up georgemason. - Jo9100, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1ah ***** you too
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