Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |  Sleep that occurs in the two hours before midnight includes deep sleep and it is often referred to as "beauty sleep." deep sleep occurs for about one hour and generally lasts from 11 p.m. to midnight. During deep sleep, you are in a dreamless state of consciousness where oxygen consumption in the body drops by about 8 percent. The rest and relaxation that you gain during this hour of dreamless sleep is nearly three times as deep as you would get from the same amount of sleep after midnight (when oxygen consumption in the body rises again).
Deep sleep hardly ever occurs after midnight. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  It is the only nutrient that has been shown to increase deep sleep -- and there are very few medications that have been shown to do this. Sun Theanine -- and it needs to be the Sun Theanine form, not the regular theanine -- has been shown to increase deep sleep.
So, you can get your eight hours of solid sleep a night. Let me also note that the average night's sleep 100 years ago was nine hours a night in the United States. We're now down to less than seven. Think about taking a 20 percent pay cut -- and that's how your body feels when you don't get your sleep. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | You experience deep sleep only if you go to sleep at least two hours before midnight. If you regularly miss out on deep sleep, your body and mind become overtired and your stress responses become unnaturally high. Stress responses include secretions of the stress hormones adrenaline, Cortisol, and cholesterol. (A part of the cholesterol secreted during a stress response may end up as gallstones.) To keep these artificially derived energy bursts going, you may feel the urge to use such nerve stimulants as cigarettes, coffee, tea, candy, colas, or alcohol. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |  Most tiredness results from missing out on the two hours of sleep before midnight, the hour of deep sleep before midnight being the most important hour of sleep. Any treatment of disease that does not include natural "deep sleep therapy" cannot lead to lasting success, since the body's healing system itself, the immune system, depends on proper, healthy sleeping cycles to be vital and efficient.
Pitta, which controls AGNI, the digestive fire, also becomes disturbed when you regularly eat your evening meals late (after 6:30 or 7:00 p.m.) or have snacks during Pitta (night) time. | | This period includes deep sleep, often referred to as "Beauty Sleep." deep sleep lasts for about an hour from 11:00 p.m. until midnight. During this period, you enter a dreamless state where oxygen consumption in the body drops by about eight percent. This results in profound physical rest and relaxation. The physiological rest, which you gain during this hour of dreamless sleep, is at least three times deeper than what you get during the sleep after midnight, when oxygen consumption in the body rises again by 5-6 percent. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Increased levels of melatonin associated with deep sleep promote immune system activity, protect you from viruses, and have remarkable anticancer properties. deep sleep also increases human growth hormone naturally, so the levels oscillate as they are supposed to, and you start to feel like a puppy. Growth hormone also plays a critical role in fostering optimal body weight.
As we mentioned, sleep problems that develop with age can be attributed to a decrease in REM caused by frequent awakenings. Why does that happen? |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | This period includes deep sleep, often referred to as "Beauty Sleep." deep sleep lasts for about an hour from 11:00 p.m. until midnight. During this period, you enter a dreamless state where oxygen consumption in the body drops by about eight percent. This results in profound physical rest and relaxation. The physiological rest, which you gain during this hour of dreamless sleep, is at least three times deeper than what you get during the sleep after midnight, when oxygen consumption in the body rises again by 5-6 percent. |
Bill Sardi
See book keywords and concepts |  Clinical Cornerstones 6: S6-14, 2004] Slow-release melatonin pills may help induce prolonged, deep sleep. [Lancet 346:541-4, 1995]
Magnesium citrate is an excellent nutritional aid to inducing deep sleep. [Sleep Medicine 4: 263-64, 2003] Magnesium oxide, the most common form sold in retail stores, is poorly absorbed and is of little value. A dose of 200-400 mg of magnesium [preferably citrate) should be sufficient. Excessive magnesium may induce loose stool.
Prolonged sleep deprivation can produce nerve damage. Niacin is an antidote. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts |  Whole grains contain many B vitamins, which act as natural sedatives for calming irritability and tension that may hinder deep sleep.
¦ Eat more protein in the form of moderate amounts of lean meat, seafood, eggs, nuts, brown rice, beans, and avocados. Protein is digested more slowly and doesn't cause an insulin spike, which may interfere with sleep.
¦ Eat a wide variety of foods to ensure that you are getting sufficient nutrition.
¦ Be aware of the fat content of foods. More important than the total fat is the kind of fat you are eating. | | However, most sleeping pills have a deleterious effect on the sleep cycle, increasing the time spent in light, stage 2 sleep and diminishing the time spent in deep sleep and REM sleep. As discussed in chapter 1, deep and REM sleep are required for optimal cerebral, immune, cardiovascular, and mental health. Chronic use of sedative medications impairs these functions and can open the door to illness. All of the drugs used as sleeping aids may also adversely interact with alcohol and other medications, slowing heart rate and breathing to potentially dangerous levels. | | In comparison, human brain waves in deep sleep oscillate at about 2 to 4 Hz.
In studies on migratory birds, scientists discovered that the pineal gland, in conjunction with the hormone melatonin, functions as the brain's navigating system. This "master gland" is able to detect variations of the earth's magnetic field and use that information to locate geographical directions (north, south, east, west) and determine seasonal cues (the earth's magnetic fields changes daily and seasonally).25 In one study, researchers removed the pineal glands of pied flycatchers, a type of migratory bird. | | To do so, the brain must awaken the body from deep sleep. The sleeper then resumes breathing, usually with a loud snort or gasp, and then quickly falls back into light sleep. People with obstructive sleep apnea usually snore heavily before and after the breathing pauses.
These apneic events can occur up to 30 times each hour, and sometimes even more frequently, although the sleeper rarely realizes this because the
1. Feeling active, vital, alert, or wide awake
2. Functioning at a high level, but not at peak
3. Awake but relaxed;, responsive but not fully alert
4. | | However, you may skip around from various light and deep stages or completely omit the deep sleep stages after the second or third cycle of the night. Additionally, people commonly experience a period of up to 2 hours of quiet wakefulness between 4-hour periods of regular sleep cycles. During this interval, sleepers are neither fully awake nor fully asleep, but resting and reviewing their dreams with their thoughts turned off.
Stage 1: This is the shortest phase, in which slowing alpha waves prepare you for the sleep state. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts |  Signs of poisoning include dizziness, vomiting, abdominal pain, movement disorders, muscle cramps and psychic stimulation, followed by deep sleep. overdosage
The intake of more than 10 g of the fresh mushroom can lead to coordination disorders, confusion, illusions and manic attacks. Higher dosages (over 100 g of fresh mushrooms) lead to unconsciousness, asphyxiation, coma, and death.
The treatment of poisoning includes emptying the gastrointestinal tract and the use of sedatives. In case of shock, a plasma volume expander should be used. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Signs of poisoning include dizziness, vomiting, abdominal pain, movement disorders, muscle cramps and psychic stimulation, followed by deep sleep.
OVERDOSAGE
The intake of more than 10 gm of the fresh mushroom can lead to coordination disorders, confusion, illusions and manic attacks. Higher dosages (over 100 gm of fresh mushrooms) lead to unconsciousness, asphyxiation, coma and death.
The treatment of poisonings includes emptying the gastrointestinal tract and the use of sedatives. In case of shock, a plasma volume expander should be used. |
Ray D. Strand
See book keywords and concepts |  She was delighted to notice her sleep pattern was once again one of normal, deep sleep. Her nerves were no longer frayed, and she felt a pervasive sense of wellness returning. Confusion cleared, and her thinking process began to improve. Six years later, she is still doing well.
The Root Cause
Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia are both devastating and disabling diseases that the medical community believes to be different expressions of the same disease. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts | | However, these constant arousals prevent people from getting enough deep sleep and lead to excessive daytime sleepiness, morning headaches (from lack of oxygen), depression, irritability, sexual dysfunction, learning and memory difficulties, and falling asleep during daily activities. Sleep apnea has also been linked to irregular heartbeat and heart attack,13 as well as high blood pressure, stroke, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), so it is prudent for people who suspect that they or their children suffer from this disorder get medical care. |
Ron Garner
See book keywords and concepts |  However, napping longer than forty-five minutes can induce states of deep sleep that may be difficult to wake from; long naps can also interfere with the regular night sleep cycle. By adopting these habits, a person will have more restful sleep, feel more energized, and actually, may require one or two hours less sleep each night.5
ADEQUATE TIME TO ELIMINATE WASTES
The body needs adequate time to eliminate metabolic wastes. It can do this properly only when it is not being required to digest and assimilate food. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | Any treatment of disease that does not include natural "deep sleep therapy" cannot lead to lasting success, since the body's healing system itself, the immune system, depends on proper, healthy sleeping cycles to be vital and efficient.
Pitta, which controls AGNI, the digestive fire, also becomes disturbed when you regularly eat your evening meals late (after 6:30 or 7:00 p.m.) or have snacks during Pitta (night) time. | | If you miss out on deep sleep regularly, your body and mind become overtired. This triggers abnormal stress responses in the form of constant secretions of stress hormones such as adrenaline, Cortisol or cholesterol. (Yes, cholesterol is a stress hormone that rises with stress!) To keep these artificially derived energy bursts going, at least for a while, you may be tempted to take such stimulants as cigarettes, coffee, tea, candy, caffeinated soft drinks or alcohol. When the body's energy reserves are depleted, though, chronic fatigue results, and stimulants will no longer work. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts | | Kava demonstrated improved sleep quality in humans, increasing deep sleep but with no effects on rapid eye movement (REM) sleep (Fachinfo Antares 120, 1996).
Effects on Menopausal Symptoms: Kava was not significantly different than placebo in the treatment of menopausal symptoms (Cagnacci et al, 2003).
Muscle Relaxing Effects: Muscle relaxant effects of Kava may be explained by its ability to inhibit sodium ion currents (Grunze et al, 2001). |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | Sun Theanine -- and it needs to be the Sun Theanine form, not the regular theanine -- has been shown to increase deep sleep.
So, you can get your eight hours of solid sleep a night. Let me also note that the average night's sleep 100 years ago was nine hours a night in the United States. We're now down to less than seven. Think about taking a 20 percent pay cut -- and that's how your body feels when you don't get your sleep. |
Marshall Editions
See book keywords and concepts |  Other people are affected by "night terrors," which occur during deep sleep and may be caused by stress, or when normal sleep patterns have been broken. Nightmares can also make people feel stressed and anxious about the thought of going to sleep.
SYMPTOMS
TREATMENT GOAL
• Difficulty falling asleep
• Waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to drift back to sleep
• Tiredness
• Feeling stressed and anxious about the thought of going to sleep
Try to determine the cause of the insomnia, and eliminate contributory factors, such as stress or too many stimulants before bed. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Circadian rhythm problems are frequent in shift workers, and up to 30 percent of people over fifty have restless legs syndrome—the periodic movement of limbs during deep sleep. This inability to stay asleep serves as the source of many sleep difficulties, but, as you'll see, many can be treated with shifts in your sleep "hygiene," as well as with other tactics.
At the risk of sounding like a broken MP3 file, we'll repeat: Of all the strategies we outline in this book, getting the right sleep is one of the most vital things you can do. Sleep should serve as a major health barometer. |
KC Craichy
See book keywords and concepts |  The process of digestion is the heaviest energy demand on the body and can interfere with deep sleep. Try to eat a satisfying evening meal two or three hours before bedtime.
RELAX WITH A BATH
Take a hot bath before going to bed. Put several drop of a soothing essential oil such as chamomile in the water for even better relaxation.
CONSIDER SOCKS—WARM FEET = DEEP SLEEP
Don't laugh. Warm feet—a sign of healthy blood flow—may help induce restful sleep. Thermoregulation—the body's heat distribution system—is strongly linked to sleep cycles. |
Dr. Sharon Moalem
See book keywords and concepts |  But unlike hibernating mammals that go into a deep sleep, kept warm and nourished by a thick layer of insulating fat, the wood frog gives in to the cold entirely. It buries itself under an inch or two of twigs and leaves and then pulls a trick that—despite Ted Williams's possible hopes and Alcor's best efforts—seems to come straight out of a science fiction movie. It freezes solid.
If you were on a winter hike and accidentally kicked one of these frogsicles out into the open, you'd undoubtedly assume it was dead. |
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