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November 30, 2009
In Today's Issue
- Fact: Poor Sleep Increases The Risk of Death/ Disease
- Millions Of Americans Aren't Getting Enough Sleep
- Overweight? Shocking Proof that it may not be your fault
Fact: Poor Sleep Increases The Risk of Death/ Disease
Ever lain awake at night and counted the hours till dawn? Isn't frustrating to be in bed and be unable to sleep? With around 18 million prescriptions written every year for expensive sleeping pills... ...it's clear that there's a national epidemic. So, what do doctors do when they can't sleep? Here's the answer. Learn how a retired M.D. Laney Chouest from New Orleans broke his 5-year addiction to Ambien, and now sleeps peacefully without medication. Also, discover how a Licensed Psychologist, Sharon Stein McNamara, Ed.D.fromMinnesota broke her insomnia cycle. Click through today to discover the 7 mistakes that are killing your sleep, and how overcome them...
Millions Of Americans Aren't Getting Enough Sleep
Dear Reader,
Being chronically sleep deprived isn't just a miserable experience, it's dangerous for yourself and those around you.
Lack of sleep is well known as the culprit behind anxiety and depression, as well as upping the chances of getting hurt and casting an overall shadow over work and family life.
Just recently there was a report from the U.S. government that finds only one third (30.7%) of adults are getting enough sleep each night, while another 11.1% reported not getting enough sleep for each of the past 30 days.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that as many as 50 to 70 million American adults deal with sleep and wakefulness disorders.
If you're not getting enough sleep, you're more prone to depression, anxiety, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and risky behaviors like smoking, drinking too much and being too inactive.
The report, based on data collected in the 50 states, D.C. and the three U.S. territories, points out that sleep loss is a complex issue that can come from a combination of causes including occupation, lifestyle and specific sleep disorders.
Of the U.S. adults (403,981 of them) who responded to the survey, 11.1% said they didn't get enough sleep every day of the month just past.
It's more women than men reporting a shortage of sleep, and there were ethnic differences too. Blacks got less sleep compared to all other ethnic groups.
Those under 45 were also more likely to report days of insufficient sleep than those older than this.
When it came to which of the 50 states was most sleep deprived, West Virginia tops the list, coming in at 19.3%; North Dakota was at the bottom of the list with 7.4%.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, adults require from 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night. Experts like Dr. Bruce Nolan, director of the sleep center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine who was not involved in the study points out, "There is a relatively small percentage of people getting what sleep experts feel is an adequate amount of rest and sleep. That is a very important physical and mental health concern."
Where once people, the medical profession included, might have thought sleep a waste of time, the research is causing many to revise their thinking.
"We have lots of evidence that getting good quality sleep is associated with better quality of life," Nolan points out. So if you can manage to get 7 hours of sleep a night you'll notice that you're more alert, you do better on the job and enjoy an overall improved quality of life. You'll feel more energetic.
Continues below...
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Overweight? Shocking Proof that it may not be your fault
99% of the "professional" weight loss techniques are wrong - ending up with you actually putting on weight rather than losing it. Find out why counting calories is bad for you and can sabotage your dieting efforts. Discover a new way to effortlessly shed unwanted pounds and drop 9 lbs. every 11 days. This diet is called the "Idiot Proof Diet" because it's all worked out for you and there's no need for calorie counting or label reading. Click through to find out how you can be slimmer with this innovative new weight loss system... Click through now to discover how to drop 9lbs every 11 days...
Millions Of Americans Aren't Getting Enough Sleep Continued...
If you're having trouble sleeping there are things you can do to get the rest you need. Start with your own doctor about your sleeping problems, and consider a sleep specialist if you're not getting better. Sometimes sleep medications can be the answer, though you'll also want to be sure to:
- Keep a regular sleep schedule so that you go to bed and wake up at the same time every day, even on the weekends, holidays and on vacation.
- Do not nap during the day.
- Make your sleeping space a dark place that's a comfortable temperature and quiet. Check your mattress and pillow to be sure they're comfortable and offering good support.
- Avoid stimulating activities, games or the nightly news, as well as caffeine, nicotine, chocolate, sugar or alcohol at least 2 hours before bedtime.
- Use techniques like progressive relaxation, guided imagery or deep breathing to quiet your mind.
- Don't go to bed hungry, but avoid eating large meals at least 3 hours before bedtime. Limit fluids from early evening to avoid trips to the bathroom.
Making a few simple, natural changes in your sleep routine is one of the best ways to ensure your body gets the rest it needs. Eating right and regular exercise are important, but increasingly experts are seeing that getting enough rest is also critical to lasting health.
To your good health,
Kirsten Whittaker
Daily Health Bulletin Editor
P.S: Nike...Ebay...Amazon and Walmart pay for your opinion
Fortune 500 companies make their money by people like you and I buying their products.
But how do they know what we want to buy? Easy they pay to find out the products we like, where we shop and what we buy.
In a nutshell big businesses need people to tell them what products to make.
People like Michelle McAllister - a 34 year old full-time mother of two. Michelle and many others help "big business" make millions, although they haven't got any marketing or sales experience.
In fact Michelle knows absolutely nothing about business, but she does know what she likes...
And that's exactly the information these companies are after and will pay you for.
Click through to discover how Michelle quickly profits by telling big companies her opinion and how you can do it too...
Sources:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/10/29/
hscout632575.html?feed=rss_forbeslife_health
NIH National Center on Sleep Disorders Research:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/index.htm
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine:
http://www.med.miami.edu/
Bruce Nolan, M.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine:
http://neurology.med.miami.edu/x11.xml?id=P1117
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 10.30.09 from the CDC:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5842a2.htm
National Sleep Foundation:
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/
MedicineNet guide to healthy sleep:
http://www.medicinenet.com/sleep/article.htm
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