Sleeping Sickness

SLEEPING SICKNESS -HOW LOSING SLEEP MAY BE DAMAGING YOUR HEALTH - TIME TO WAKE UP SLEEP DEPRIVED DISASTERS Fatigue is a factor in 100,000 1979 auto crashes 1,550 crash-related deaths a year in the U.S NUCLEAR ACCIDENT AT THREE MILE ISLAND Experts believe that sleep deprivation was a significant factor in shiftworker's negligence HOW MUCH SLEEP? For optimal functionality, 7.9 adults need an average of SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER According to reports, certain managers involved in the launch had only slept two hours before arriving to work at 1 a.m. that morning HOURS A NIGHT In a major sleep study, almost 80% EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL of respondents admitted that they were not getting enough sleep Third mate Gregory Cousins was allegedly sleeping at the helm after working a 22-hour shift LONGHERM EFFECTS MEMORY LOSS Without sleep, your ability to consolidate memories, learn daily tasks and make decisions is impaired DEPRESSION Those with insomnia are more likely to develop depression than those without 5X WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEM Even "modest" sleep deprivation (less than 6 hours of sleep per night) has been directly linked to reduced immune response HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Skipping sleep forces your heart to work overtime without a break, increasing your overall blood pressure and potentially leading to other heart conditions WEIGHT FLUCTUATIONS When the body stays awake for too long, it struggles to process blood sugar and leptin (a protein hormone that regulates appetite and metabolism) SLEEP PARALYSIS Those who are sleep deprived are more likely to wake in an immobilized REM state, resulting in feelings of fear and panic DAMAGED BONES Researchers found changes in bone mineral density and bone marrow in rodents who had been deprived of sleep over a period of 72 days SLEEP AS A HEALER DETOXIFIER VACUUM SEALER Sleep helps to rid your brain and body of toxins and waste Brain cells 60% shrink up to during sleep to make cleaning easier TOILET PLUNGER NURSE The flow of cerebrospinal fluid increases significantly during sleep, flushing waste from your brain Sleep elevates the level of inflammation mediators, which can prevent the development of future diseases HOW MUCH SLeeP are You seTTInE? SOURCES: health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/sleep/basics/5-effects-of-sleep-deprivation.htm webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/10-results-sleep-loss huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/scary-sleep-deprivation-effects n2807026. html nebi.nlm.nih gov/pmc/articles/PMC2517096/ evoste.state. ak.us/index.cfm?FA-facts.details blog.aarp.org/2013/10/21/a-good-nights-sleep-may-protect-against-dementia/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548567/ health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard Mental_ Health Letter/2009/July/Sleep-and-mental-health healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/benefits-of-sleep/learning-memory medicalnewstoday.com/articles/262812.php healthcentral.com/alzheimers/stages-8783-108.html?ic-506048 webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/healing-power-sleep PRESENTED BY MPHONLINE.ORG NOWSOURCING