...AdjustABed Sleep Number by Select Comfort December 13, 2007 Interview Project Product Background Unlike traditional mattresses that are made from metal coils and springs, The Sleep Number Bed by Select Comfort uses uniquely designed air chambers to provide a gentle cushion of support which can be easily adjusted to your preference for comfort and firmness. In addition, the Sleep Number bed allows couples to individually adjust each side of the bed to the precise comfort level each partner prefers. The Sleep Number allows you to choose your own personalized comfort level which allows you and your partner to have your own preferences with firmness/softness. This increases proper spinal alignment and provides maximum comfort and posture for your body’s health. It also has pressure map technology which increases sleep and comfort by reducing tossing and turning throughout the night and provides a 20 year limited warranty, no need for traditional mattress replacement every 5-10 years. Most people sleep on a bed that's too firm resulting in increased pressure points and discomfort that results in tossing and turning and sleep interruptions. Unlike innerspring mattresses, the Sleep Number can be adjusted to a firmness level suited perfectly to your own body. Innerspring mattresses can produce uncomfortable pressure points. The sleep number reduces the severity of painful pressure points, as well as the tossing and turning that accompanies them. Furthermore, innerspring...
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...Research suggests that co-sleeping benefits infants because it decreases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, increases the amount of time breastfeeding, and helps stabilize the child’s physiology. Annotated Bibliography: Source #1 Goldberg, W. A., & Keller, M. A. (2007). Co-sleeping during infancy and early childhood: key findings and future directions. Infant & Child Development, 16(4), 457-469. doi:10.1002/icd.522 This article describes the benefits of co-sleeping by pointing out that night waking’s declined in frequency and duration. It also points out that most children who co-sleep do not need a security object to go to sleep. Another point this article discusses is the benefits co-sleeping have on breastfeeding ease. The article also defines the many terms used when discussing co-sleeping and bed sharing. Wendy A. Goldberg is a professor of psychology and social behavior at the University of Michigan. This article will be helpful in my research because it discusses how co-sleeping benefits and increases the length of breastfeeding. Source #2 McKenna, J. J., & Volpe, L. E. (2007). Sleeping with baby: an internet-based sampling of parental experiences, choices, perceptions, and interpretations in a western industrialized context. Infant & Child Development, 16(4), 359-385. doi:10.1002/icd.525 This article describes how co-sleeping affects the maturation of the central nervous system. It states that co-sleeping creates more robust rhythms...
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...Assgore’s pov I knocked on the door and waited for it to be opened. Tori opened gave a quick smile and let me in. I noticed Frisk sleeping on the couch and Papyrus watching over her. She must have had another sleepless night. Frisk only seem to get a good night sleep when she was sleeping during the day. Papyrus waved at me and kissed Frisk forehead. “She still not sleeping?” I asked quietly to not wake her “No and she still refuse to tell us about what they are about” Tori said worriedly I sighed and walked over to her and ran my hand over her. She moaned a little and woke up. “Sorry did I wake you my dear?” I asked “No” she whispered I smiled “How are you dad?” she signed “Fine my dear” She smiled and let out a yawn. “Are you alright Frisk”...
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...Thesis: While bed sharing may not work for every family it is important for child experts to recognize the value which co sleeping may offer. 1. Introduction A. Numerous studies presented by experts of excellent reputation suggest that not only is sleeping with your baby safe, but it is actually much safer than having your baby sleep in a crib. Research shows that infants who sleep in a crib are twice as likely to suffer a sleep related fatality including SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) than infants who sleep in bed with their parents. (Gruber,Sobralske, pg.54) B. Almost everyone can relate to co-sleeping, whether you are a parent now or will become one the immediate future. 1. Sleeping with your newborn is beneficial for both parents and their baby. 2. We all could have at one time or another slept beside our parents as infants and have no recollection. C. I have shared the family bed with all three of my daughters’ believing that it was the best choice in my situation. 1. I know from experience how beneficial sleeping beside your newborn can be. D. Despite numerous negative views some people have on this controversial topic, co-sleeping can have many positive attributes that are often ignored. 1. A few examples would be; breast feeding is more convenient resulting in getting more sleep, mother and baby have a better bonding experience, and it could help reduce the risk S.I.D.S. Transition: To begin, let us get into more detail why these...
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...Powerful Sleep – Secrets of the Inner Sleep Clock by Kacper M. Postawski, PowerfulSleep.com Copyright © 2004 PowerfulSleep.com All 1 Rights Reserved Powerful Sleep – Secrets of the Inner Sleep Clock by Kacper M. Postawski, PowerfulSleep.com Table of Contents Disclaimer: ________________________________________________________________5 Introduction _______________________________________________________________6 The Popular Myth about Sleeping ________________________________________________ 6 Recent “Eye Opening” Discoveries ________________________________________________ 7 How Much Sleep Do You Really Need? ____________________________________________ 7 The Mystery of Quality Sleep ____________________________________________________ 7 Chapter 1: Sleep Mechanics __________________________________________________9 What is Sleep, and Why Do We Sleep? __________________________________________9 Your Crash Course on Brain Waves ______________________________________________ 9 The 5 Stages of Sleep ___________________________________________________________ 9 Sleep Cycles __________________________________________________________________ 11 How Important is Deep Sleep? __________________________________________________ 13 How Important is REM Sleep? __________________________________________________ 13 So what is Quality Sleep?_______________________________________________________ 14 Chapter 2: The Inner Sleep Clock_____________________________________________15 ...
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...Consequently, not having that eight hour sleep, reduces my personal well-being and productivity at school and work. In the “Science of Sleep” video, the researcher found that sleeping can enhance our memory. Therefore, if you study a subject and sleep on it, you will remember the information much better than you would even right after studying it. I think that is quite an interesting fact, since many students believe that staying up all night studying would be more productive. It is very important to know that sleep has this strong effect on a person's memory and learning ability. The part of sleep in memory and learning is poorly understood and has yet to be precisely characterized. Scientists know it is extremely important, not only to rest our body, but our brain. However, they are not exactly sure what happens to our brain while we are asleep. Not sleeping or not sleeping enough can be fatal and can even be compared to not eating, which is particularly surprisingly. The experiment with rats, displayed in the video, was very intriguing. The rats were not allowed to sleep and after five days they started dying of sleep deprivation. The negative effects include an impairment in the ability to think and react fast, to remember things and other cognitive dysfunction. With just a few days of not sleeping enough and not taking any counter measures, such as, caffeine or physical activity, can very well, impair one’s ability to function. Ultimately, the experiment...
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...more tired when waking up than I had been going to sleep if that make sense. As the day went by I could feel the change in my mood, because I would snap very easy at things that were not pleasant. I felt emotionally drained and I was not my normal self, or how I would usually feel if I had gotten enough sleep the night before. My behavior felt as if I was trying to rush through things just to be able to get it done, because I had not had the motivation to do it, being so tired. Luckily when I went to the interview it was short, because they most likely could have told that I was sleepy. In the end I got the job, but I had felt very unmotivated and snappy all day. I think that sleep is important for one’s energy the next day. In my experience I believe that it is related to the effects that our book describes. I felt not myself in any sort, and I felt sleepier. That night I had fallen asleep very vast just as the text has described when a person is deprived of sleep. As well it may be just as described in the text that I was under stress because of my puppy, in why I had not be able to get enough sleep that night. Also the text describes that when a person is deprived of sleep too, they can have a negative effect on one’s mood, and how they process during the day. This is what happened to be as well, while snapping at little things I wouldn’t normally snap at my mood was different. There are a few long-term effects...
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...establish that a healthy lifestyle consists of following a good diet, sleeping well and exercising, among others; for one thing there is following a good diet , this helps you maintain your weight as eating well is crucial if you are to maintain a suitable weight. Eating the wrong food, or simply over-eating, will lead to weight gain, and all the problems associated with it. Most people who lose weight with fad diets gain it right back again when they go back to their normal eating patterns. With a healthy diet that you maintain for life, you will lose that weight once and maintain it long term. In addition following a good diet helps you meet your nutritional needs; for instance your daily food intake should include some amounts of grain, fruit, vegetables, dairy and protein, you should consider that there are vitamins and minerals in healthy foods which can boost your immune system and shield you from many common illnesses. In some cases, by eating a healthy diet you can actually reduce the risks that are often linked with such serious diseases as cancer and diabetes. On the whole, once you implement a healthy diet, you will be surprised at how fast you will start to feel the benefits and this how they will continue to reward you for the rest of your life. Furthermore, there is another aspect of healthy living that should be considered along with it´s benefits, and that is one we usually take for granted, sleeping well; for the most part we all consider sleep as a good thing to...
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...establish that a healthy lifestyle consists of following a good diet, sleeping well and exercising, among others; for one thing there is following a good diet , this helps you maintain your weight as eating well is crucial if you are to maintain a suitable weight. Eating the wrong food, or simply over-eating, will lead to weight gain, and all the problems associated with it. Most people who lose weight with fad diets gain it right back again when they go back to their normal eating patterns. With a healthy diet that you maintain for life, you will lose that weight once and maintain it long term. In addition following a good diet helps you meet your nutritional needs; for instance your daily food intake should include some amounts of grain, fruit, vegetables, dairy and protein, you should consider that there are vitamins and minerals in healthy foods which can boost your immune system and shield you from many common illnesses. In some cases, by eating a healthy diet you can actually reduce the risks that are often linked with such serious diseases as cancer and diabetes. On the whole, once you implement a healthy diet, you will be surprised at how fast you will start to feel the benefits and this how they will continue to reward you for the rest of your life. Furthermore, there is another aspect of healthy living that should be considered along with it´s benefits, and that is one we usually take for granted, sleeping well; for the most part we all consider sleep as a good thing to...
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...no response. There hadn’t been a response for over an hour. William assumed that Crocco turned the radio off while he led the men up the blue trail. They still had the element of surprise, and didn’t need the chirp of a radio to give away their advantage. “Blake to Crocco,” William said a second time, anxiously waiting for a response. Static filled the air when Crocco keyed his radio. William could hear the voices of men screaming profanity, ordering the squatters to move your ass, you fucking scumbags. “Go ahead, Mr. Blake,” Crocco replied. “What’s the latest?” “We just finished taking the encampment at the top of the Sleeping Giant. They were waiting for us. A sniper picked off...
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...(the main character in “The Call of the Wild”) went through evolution in the book. Evolution is the change from one thing to another. Buck has been on a journey of evolution. He has seen his primordial brothers. From the time Buck was dog napped, he has turned fierce and savage. He has learned how to keep warm while sleeping by digging under the snow and sleeping in that hole. He has learned not to fall in a fight or the dogs will pounce on you and shred you to pieces. Buck has killed another dog in rage and competition for leader. Buck has gotten calls (which are wolf howls) from his primordial brothers and runs to the wild and plays with a lone timber wolf. He also has dreams of a primordial man telling Buck to join the wild and hunt for food. He returns home and finds the camp killed by Yeehat Indians, so he kills some Indians, and with no were to go, joins a wolf pack and becomes leader. So you can see Buck has changed from a civilized home dog to a wild vicious wolf pack leader through out the book. He has mastered the ways of the wild and knows how to survive. For example he can now hunt his own food for survival. He can also stay warm while sleeping. Both these examples show that Buck can survive in the wild. He has gone through the process of...
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...Sleeping habits of marine engineers - Part of the greater study: The medical questionnaire Master of Science Thesis Thomas Forsman Department of Shipping and Marine Technology CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Gothenburg, Sweden 2010 Report No. NM-10/2 Sleeping habits of marine engineers Thomas Forsman Department of Shipping and Marine Technology CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Gothenburg, Sweden 2010 Sleeping habits of marine engineers Thomas Forsman Nordic Master in Maritime Management Chalmers University of Technology Summary There are done several studies and researches of marine personnel fatigue especially of deck officers. There is a demand and great interest to survey the sleeping habits of Swedish marine engineers. The aim of this Master Thesis is to find out if marine engineers get enough sleep. The purpose is also to find differences in sleeping patterns between technical chiefs and engineers. This Master Thesis is a part of a greater study, where the marine engineers answered a medical questionnaire and filled a diary. Test persons wore also a special watch that recorded their sleep and wake results. This Master Thesis and its results are based on the answers given in the medical questionnaire. Questionnaire was filled in on Swedish vessels operating in different maritime sectors. The results indicated that there were differences between engine personnel’s sleeping habits and especially in how they felt the fatigue. The results...
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...SLEEP DISORDERS UNCOVERED, | Sleeping Disorders Uncovered | Jeffery J. Dowling | | Mitchell College | 10/31/2013 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Sleep could very well be the most important aspect of a healthy life. Not only physical health, but mental, and emotional as well. Without sleep it is hard to manage life day to day. Everyone knows that sleep is the most important thing for a healthy body because sleep is the time to relax. When someone is sleeping they do not have to think about life’s problems. The nature of today’s world hinders the opportunity for good sleep habits. Multiple studies have shown direct relationships between work hours and total sleep time. The more time a person spends working means less time they have to sleep. This proves how today’s world inhibits people of quality sleep (Swanson, et al., 2001.). Sleep is worth its weight in gold times ten. With immense exploration and study of sleep, new statistics and ways of assessing peoples sleeping habits have been fabricated. Sleeping Disorders come in all different shapes and forms. There are many factors that can cause these disorders that some people are born with, and other people get through some environmental factor. The four most prevalent disorders that people have are Insomnia,...
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...because his “wife complains that his snoring is difficult to live with.” 1. As the clinic nurse, what routine information would you want to obtain from S.R.? * How long has this issue been occurring? * Do you take any medications? * How do you sleep at night? * Describe your normal daily routine and sleeping routine? (Time you go to sleep; how long you sleep average every night) * What is your diet consisting of? * Do you have any breathing difficulty throughout the daytime? CASE STUDY PROGRESS After interviewing S.R., you note the following: S.R. is under considerable stress. He owns his own business. The stress of overseeing his employees, meeting deadlines, and carrying out negotiations has led to poor sleep habits. He sleeps 3 to 4 hours per night. He keeps himself going by drinking 2 quarts of coffee and smoking three to four packs of cigarettes per day. He has gained 50 lbs. over the past year, leading to a current weight of 280lbs. He complains of difficulty staying awake, wakes up with irritable most of the time and reports difficulty concentrating and learning new things. He has been involved in three auto accidents in the past year. S.R.’s vital signs are BP of 164/90, pulse of 92 beats/min, 18 breaths/min with SaO2 90% on room air. His examination is normal, except for multiple bruises over the right ribcage. You inquire about the bruises, and S.R. reports that his wife jabs him with her elbow several times every night. In her own defense...
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...“Dreams, Bilingualism, and Oneiromancy in Ptolemaic Egypt”: “Ancient Greeks believed in healing through dreaming, were a deity or a symbol always appeared and evoked a cure for the illness. Additionally, humans hoped that gods could answer wisely their inner dilemmas, and could help them discern more vividly and clearly the content of their incubation”. Another way to grasp how important the oneiric world was during the Ancient Greece era is found in literature. It is remarkable that in the vast majority of Greek stories there is always a role for dreams that either predict the future or deceive the mortals, who are often tricked by the gods. We can find examples of this in Homer’s Iliad,...
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