Introduction
Concerned about the quantity and quality of sleep you’re getting? Looking for a better understanding of what makes your sleep-life tick? Let our sleep expert, Dr. James. B. Maas, help you learn more about a good night’s shut-eye ... and how to get it.
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The Importance of Sleep
Sleep experts agree: If you want to be fully alert and in a good mood, creative and energetic all day long, you might need to spend at least 1/3 of your life sleeping. Over an average lifetime, that’s a commitment of nearly twenty-four years in bed!
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Stages of Sleep
You’re lying awake in bed with eyes open, awake but relaxed. Your beta brain waves indicate wakefulness. Growing more tired, you shut your eyes. Your brain activity slows down to alpha waves. You’re more relaxed, yet still wakeful.
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Sleep Deprivation
Because we live in a 24-hour society, most of us are chronically sleep-deprived and in sleep debt. Work pressures, family and social obligations lead to long hours of wakefulness and irregular sleep/wake schedules. There are simply not enough hours in the day, so we cheat on our sleep. In the last 100 years we have reduced our sleep time by 20 percent.
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Consequenses of Sleep Deprivation
If you go several days without sleep, you may experience hallucinations, delusions of persecution, slowed reflexes, impaired judgment and hostility. While these are results of extreme deprivation, many of us experience milder symptoms, and simply accept it as a way of life.
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Sleep Better
Do you want to be productive, creative, and capable for making good decisions? Be able to express yourself well, have good concentration and memory? Be less susceptible to disease and viral infection? In general, do you want a chance for optimal living?
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Four Golden Rules
Get enough sleep every night, establish a regular sleep schedule, get continuous sleep and make up for lost sleep.
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10 Successful Sleep Strategies
Here’s a short list of successful sleep strategies.
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Bedroom Environment
Your bedroom is your refuge. The bedroom environment you create can make a difference in how well you sleep. Is your bedroom ready for a night of restful sleep?
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Selecting a Mattress
How can you determine if your mattress needs replacing? The Better Sleep Council (USA) provides this "ABC" checklist.
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How to Shop
What do you look for when deciding what mattress to purchase? How do you compare different brands and product lines?
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Sleep Disorders
If you’re having trouble sleeping, you’re in good company. In a national survey, the Gallup Organization reported that 49% of adults say they have problems with their sleep. In fact, fatigue is the most common complaint heard by physicians.
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Sleep Facts
16 Sleep Facts you should know
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