Why Skipping Sleep Harms Your Brain

re: Why Skipping Sleep Harms Your Brain

Bill McDougald — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 02:42:37 GMT

I use lavender oil just under my nose on my upper lip and this gives me a good sleep all night through. I would however suggest you use a pure lavender oil with nothing else added as essention oils are absorbed into your blood stream.

Tyrus

re: Why Skipping Sleep Harms Your Brain

cataplexic Deb — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00:30 GMT

I am glad to see every article that stresses the importance of sleep. What has been missing is the importance of seeing a sleep specialist if after following all of Dr. Mercola's secrets you are still extremely tired. Especially if you snore. My husband's health has steadily improved since using a CPAP machine for sleep apnea. His high blood pressure is normalizing and believe it or not his hair stopped turning gray and is regaining it's original brown color!
I was finally diagnosed with Narcolepsy after many, many years of increasing tiredness and development of the symptom called cataplexy. This was done by having a sleep study done at a Sleep Clinic.

Please don't ever think being tired is a normal feeling. It's not and your health will suffer greatly.

re: Why Skipping Sleep Harms Your Brain

Sammy_203 — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:12:39 GMT

Sleep is as essential to good health as is good nutrition and clean air. This article reminded me of a great article on sleep found here. Ten really interesting facts about sleep.

re: Why Skipping Sleep Harms Your Brain

enzo — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:50:48 GMT

I eagerly look forward to my nightly sleep. It prepares me for the great awakening, to which I also look forward with much vigor.

Life's daily cycles are unique, as interesting as the changing days of the week, or as spectacular as the differing seasons of the year.

Enjoy the moments as they are presented. We live 24 hours of every day. To hate any part of any day is to deny yourself a full life.

re: Why Skipping Sleep Harms Your Brain

mmc88121 — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:27:48 GMT

At least now I now the reason why it takes at least two days to recover from an unplanned night shift. My cortisol levels are to high. Very good information.

mmc88121

re: Why Skipping Sleep Harms Your Brain

Dr. Matthew J. Loop — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:46:37 GMT

This is yet another study that points out an obvious fact. Sleep is essentially the time when your body rests, repairs, and replenishes itself! Ideally, it would be best to retire shortly after the sun goes down, seeing as we are not nocturnal by nature. I have to disagree with the statement that "you are what you eat," though. You could have the best diet in the world but if you cannot digest and assimilate nutrients properly then you'll suffer regardless. Herbert Shelton was correct when he quoted, "You are not nourished by the food you eat, but in proportion to the amount you digest and assimilate."

re: Why Skipping Sleep Harms Your Brain

PepperR23 — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:25:38 GMT

In addition to the right amount of sleep, the quality of that sleep is vital to one's health. I learned this valuable lesson when I decided to try some of the helpful hints that Dr. Mercola had posted previously. I had always slept with a light on, thinking that I was far less likely to injure myself by falling in the complete darkness. To my surprise the quality and depth of my sleep vastly improved in the complete darkness and I awoke feeling rejuvenated instead of sluggish. Our body has an amazing capacity for healing if we will just give it a chance.

re: Why Skipping Sleep Harms Your Brain

Josh Rubin — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:20:23 GMT

You are what you eat! So if you don't, your body essential eats itself. If you don't use it, you loose it. Your body will start to use energy stores in order to produce energy, cell metabolism, hormones, neurotransmitters, etc. One large concern when you skip meals is the over production of insulin and cortisol. Which are both catabolic or tissue breakdown hormones.