Inadequate Sleep Leads to Cellular Aging

re: Inadequate Sleep Leads to Cellular Aging

mary333 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:10:00 GMT

    Adequate, good-quality sleep is among the factors for good health and happiness.
    If you have trouble sleeping at night, try this exercise, which can also help you access inner guidance for the next best step to help with whatever concerns you:
    Think of someone or something you love--a person, pet, spiritual master you trust and revere, a beautiful place in nature, or activity you enjoy.
    With eyes open or closed, take a few deep breaths to relax. Then begin to sing HU (pronounced hue) in a long, drawn-out sound, HU-U-U-U-U. Take another breath, and sing HU again.
     Continue for up to twenty minutes at any time during the day or night. Then go about your life as normal, trusting that you will notice answers just right for you.
    HU is an ancient love song to God, which can be used by anyone of any religion (or no religion) to bring greater awareness of divine love, wisdom, and spiritual freedom.

re: Inadequate Sleep Leads to Cellular Aging

James Frame — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:27:12 GMT

And with melatonin already declining as we get older and being shown to have many health benefits such as anticarcinogenic, we need more sleep!

Something that is interesting re melatonin is that the US is the only country where you can buy it over the counter. The reason being that high doses can reduce your own production and cause a dependence. 0.3mg is often regarded as the safe level for extended periods.

re: Inadequate Sleep Leads to Cellular Aging

Aaltrude — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:17:39 GMT

This would suggest that shift work and on call work is probably not a good idea for older workers in particular.