Sleep? Bah, who needs it?

We all do, unfortunately. Personally, I am very back and fourth; one day I could be pulling an all nighter at a party or the less fun variant, studying. However, the next day it’s all about the sleep. On such a day, bed becomes superior to everything.

This is the case for many people. However, if you find yourself to be predominately someone loves sleeping in, a solution has been developed.
It’s called the SnūzNLūz (snooze and lose), being sold via ThinkGeek.com. This clock brings an entirely new meaning to the phrase when you snooze you lose. The SnūzNLūz is an alarm clock but not your everyday alarm clock. Every time you hit the snooze button, this bad boy will give away some of your money.

The SnūzNLūz taps into your Internet connection via cable or WiFi. According to ThinkGeek, you configure it “via the embedded web browser configuration utility. From here it’s a snap. Simply select your online banking institution from the list of supported banks,” which translates to you logging on and inputting your banking information via your preferred web browser.

All humour and quirky gizmos aside, sleep is a serious issue. Some studies have proven that getting the right amount is good, other have demonstrated that being sleep deprived can help with mental illness.

The Guardian reports that a lack of sleep can harm us in ways that we least expected. A recent study demonstrated that “if you sleep less than six hours a night and have disturbed sleep, you stand a 48 per cent greater chance of developing or dying from heart disease, and a 15 per cent greater chance of developing or dying from a stroke.”

The director of Loughborough University’s sleep research centre, Jim Horne, advises that the key to healthy sleeping is to get six hours of core sleep. This includes what most call deep sleep, which occurs during the first five hours of sleep.

Horne adds that there is no perfect amount of sleep for everyone and not to be concerned with a few bad nights of restlessness. Worrying about getting enough sleep every night only makes it harder to fall asleep.

In terms of sleep deprivation, according to a Businessweek.com article, it apparently could be good for something; the article stated that if you happen to be a sufferer of PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder, a few rough nights of sleep may be good for you.

The study, which appears in the journal Biological Psychiatry, took volunteers and examined what would happen to them if they were deprived of sleep after being shown disturbing images.

Follow-ups showed that sleep deprivation eliminate the fear associated memories.

Kenichi Kuriyama, an author of the above study, explained in a press release: “Sleep deprivation after exposure to a traumatic event, whether intentional or not, may help prevent PTSD. Our findings may help to clarify the functional role of acute insomnia and to develop a prophylactic strategy of sleep restriction for prevention of PTSD.”

Kuriyama added that, “New insights into the neurobiology of sleep-dependent learning may make it possible for these people to take a medication that disrupts this process while leaving restorative elements of sleep intact.”

 

Importance of a good mattress

 

BEWARE: 6 SIGNS THAT YOUR MATTRESS COULD BE TAKING A TOLL ON YOUR SLEEP

• Have you woken up feeling unrested?
• Do you sleep better on a different bed, for example at a hotel or a relative’s home?
• Can you sense lumps, springs, or sagging in your mattress?
• Do you have to lie on a particular place in your mattress to get to sleep?
• Is it almost as easy for you to fall asleep on the sofa as it is in your own bed?
• Does your mattress make any sound when you move in bed?Your sleep is crucial to your quality of life. In today’s fast-paced society, there is simply too much to do and not enough time. Yet your body still requires sufficient sleep to regenerate each day to give you sufficient energy for the next day, reason why you need a mattress with the best memory foam, if you suspect your mattress is giving you less than stellar sleep health, then it’s time for a new mattress! Everyone deserves a good night’s rest. There is no need to wait until the situation is so dire that you’re simply not comfortable lying in your own bed.