Interesting article in The Times back in March talking about how stress in the office is a major cause of sleeplessness. Ironically, this is when the markets were doing well. It would apply even more in the current climate! http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3584098.ece
Monthly Archives: September, 2008
Anxiety and snoring cause insomnia
September 28th, 2008 | No Comments
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: anxiety, feature, Insomnia Information, snoring, times
Eat a lettuce sandwich
September 27th, 2008 | No Comments
What an odd suggestion, but one tip from the BBC’s piece on how to get to sleep faster, says that eating a lettuce sandwich half an hour before bedtime helps you drop off. Although apparantly there is method in the madness. Food expert Anne McIntyre says the fresh-cut stem of lettuce... Read on ›
Posted in Insomnia Advice | Tagged: food, lettuce
Write a gratitude journal
September 27th, 2008 | No Comments
Lifehacker highlights this lovely idea: Some people prefer to write into a diary, while others use a normal notepad. Whatever works for you is perfectly fine. Others yet use a gratitude journal. I love this, because it helps me to focus on the positive things in my life, rather than the... Read on ›
Posted in Insomnia Advice | Tagged: diary, journal, sleep
Metro feature
September 9th, 2008 | No Comments
Those of you who live and commute in London may have already seen this feature in the freesheet Metro last week. The main piece came from Helia Pheonix, relating her experiences with insomnia: I counted sheep. I drank milk and ate bananas. I tried warm baths. Like all kids, I dreaded... Read on ›
Posted in Insomnia Advice, Misconceptions | Tagged: feature, Insomnia Advice, Insomnia Information, metro, Misconceptions, newspaper
Is sleep neccessary?
September 9th, 2008 | No Comments
The three corollaries of the null hypothesis ['sleep is not required'] do not seem to square well with the available evidence: there is no convincing case of a species that does not sleep, no clear instance of an animal that forgoes sleep without some compensatory mechanism, and no indication that... Read on ›
Posted in Science
Lack of sleep and health problems.
September 9th, 2008 | No Comments
A recent UCLA study has shown that loss of sleep has physiological effects on the body, as well as psychological and emotional impact. Loss of sleep, even for a few hours during the night, can prompt one’s immune system to turn against healthy tissue and organs, UCLA scientists have found, based... Read on ›
Posted in Science | Tagged: inflammation, report, Science, study, UCLA
