Cracking the Sleep Code

Sleep Deprivation Affects Everyone... Even Pastors: Turn Off Your Cell Phone in Church!

Insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, a snoring partner...they all rob us of something we so desperately need!  What would life be like if every night we hit the pillow, we would sleep straight through for the next 7 hours?  I do know, after being in the sleep business and struggling with disruptive sleep myself, that we would be different people.

These are some differences that I think would take place...

1. More patience, with everything and everyone.

2. More time in the day..meaning you wouldn't be
    cat napping or making up for lack of sleeping the
    late morning.

3. less divorces, period.

4. More energy...resulting in more exercise and
    more weight loss

5. Less driving accidents and driving accident deaths

6. Less health risks associated with sleep disorder breathing,
    i.e.---highblood pressure, arrhythmia's, congestive heart
    failure and permanent cessation of breath during sleep.

7.  Higher employment retention

Again, these are only some of the things that would change in our lives.  This doesn't include the enormous chain reaction.  There are so many "normal" people affected by the sleep deprived people.

I can definitely identify with this man in the video.  Proper cell phone etiquette craves community awareness just as much as the risks associated with snoring and sleep apnea.  But I think we'll have less chance of "cracking" if we can get the sleep that we need...

What do you think?

The end of insomnia? The Sleep Machine Is Coming.

Here is an article that was posted in the 'Uk Daily Mail' that I wanted to share with you.  Scientists are very close to coming out with a way to 'plug ourselves into sleep' even if only for a quick power nap. For the people that don't have problems sleeping this would seem silly.  But from an insomniacs' point of view I assure you this is big news.  If anything, it could take away the anxiety of an insomniac  which is sometimes 80% of the problem.  Just knowing that if they had to they could grab a very powerful refreshing nap in a short period of time would take away the anxiety that builds when you can't get  sleep. What if...  just the fact 'of knowing' that the sleep machine is an option----would cure some insomniacs?

I might be getting ahead of myself here but the implications of a better future for all, could be at our door step.  I think of the trickle affect caused by people who are sleep deprived.  I have numerous stories I could share about people who were involved in driving accidents that were a direct result of their sleep disorder. Many of these accidents were fatal to one or more individuals. It's more than about just being grumpy...it's about loss of employment, driving accident deaths, divorce and the overall level of productivity with every aspect of your life.    The big picture here is that if everyone were able to achieve an optimal amount of sleep... the world would be a very different place.

I hope that you enjoy this article as much as I did...