Saturday, September 20, 2008

You are getting veerry sleeepppy

I was checking out Robb Wolf's blog and found the abstract below. Basically, lack of sleep is harming our cognitive function (among other things). This may be a result of the cascade of stress hormones (i.e. cortisol) that forms as a result of not getting enough sleep. An interesting book about this is entitled Lights Out! Sleep, Sugar and Survival. If you can make it past some of the conspiracy theory stuff and random weirdness, it's an interesting read. The basic advice from the book is:

-Get 9 hours of sleep per night in a completely dark room.
-Avoid processed carbohydrates (especially in the winter).
-Turn the TV, computer, etc. off an hour or two before you go to bed.

The Abstract
http://www.molecularbrain.com/content/1/1/4/abstract

Robb Wolf's blog
http://robbwolf.com

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