Nowadays, many people experience difficulties in sleeping as the demand to work harder and longer hour has become more prevalent. Sleeping difficulties not only occur to adult but also high school and University’s students as they are required to do assignments and studying overnight may lead to less hour in sleeping. This stressful condition may contribute to sleeping difficulty and transient insomnia, thus increasing the number of people who are suffering from insomnia. In 2011, Sleep Health Foundation
that still puzzle us today such as depression. With many contributing factors such as SAD, poor sleeping habits, genetics, and too much time on social networking sites, depression proves to be the most complex ailment of all. Even though it has such small contributing factors, they prove to be the leading causes of one of the most widespread illnesses in the world. For example, one of the most common cases of depression is SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder. This is more commonly known as the Winter
are bothered by the sound of it while they’re trying to get some sleep. Either way, you’re pretty sure you’ll be just fine without it. In fact, it’ll be awesome to let others sleep in peace. Moreover, snoring can also lead to medical problems. In a study, it was found that 75 percent of people who snore have obstructive sleep apnea, which is characterized by breathing disruptions for brief durations. This condition has also been found to heighten the risk of developing heart disease. You may think
Did you hear about blue light? Find out how it can affect you sleep Nowadays, people are drastically neglecting their health. The poor nutrition, physical inactivity, lack of sleep - these are all bad habits that lead to ruining their health. Sometimes people are not aware of the consequences that such behavior can leave. Besides, there are external factors which impact we don't feel directly, but they manifest after a longer period of exposing to them. Pollution, climate change, weather conditions
oversleeping Can sleeping too much bring death to you? Everyone needs sleep and knows that the lack of sleeping causes the body to be decadent, but most people never know about negative effects which are from oversleeping. Many people like to sleep because there is nothing better than to flop down on the soft bed and take a nap after you work in a long day. The reasons that you are oversleeping may be caused by certain prescription medications or alcohol. Sometimes the reason for sleeping too much is
According to the study conducted at Royal Society for Public Health,“Social media and networking websites can be more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol.” Social media has greatly affected young people’s mental health and wellbeing in issues such as anxiety and depression, between the age of 14 and 24. Eliminating social media for younger people can help your loved ones with their self-confidence and intelligence for the future. Today, I am going to discuss the reasons why kids under the age of
In fact, there is an interesting study led by Dr. James Gangwisch on how sleep can improve the teenager's memory and health. St. George School in Rhode Island normally starts their school at 8 am. When the experiment began, it was pushed half an hour later. Over the three months of observation
non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death in the developed world—much more than those caused by infectious diseases. Bad eating habits, lack of exercise and tobacco consumption are some of the reasons to blame. While it may take years for us to break our habits, is there a simper option? Perhaps, further research may give you an answer. For now, there seems to be no quick fix. More than a third of the population in the United States are obese
The world has changed with the passing of time, but it did not necessarily become better on all levels. Popular culture has declined over the past few years because it has been heavily influenced by mass media and politics, which lately had spoiled. Still, in his article - “Everything bad is good for you” – Steven Johnson argues that today’s popular culture makes us smarter, bringing up the importance of mass media and games in the development of people. He points out that people are not shown the
internet. It will consist of general guidelines and tips for parents to help them when dealing with these two digital products. Kessler (2011) states, “Internet and television use among children has become entwined in other ways as well. A 2010 Nielsen study suggests that 36% of children between the ages of 2 and 11 use both media simultaneously. Altogether, children between the ages of 8 and 10 spend about 5.5 hours each day using media — eight hours if you count the additional media consumed while multitasking