Sleep Deprivation - What It Can Do and Why It Stinks

Hi All, Forgive me if this post doesn't make that much sense - I've been sleepless in Farmingdale for a few days...which is better than Sleepless in Seattle...sorry about that second kind-of-sort-of joke... Okay, now on to the post itself. What is sleep deprivation? Click here for a link to a long and pretty extensive discussion of what sleep deprivation from Wikipedia. If you notice the index at the top of the entry, you'll find that sleep deprivation can affect the brain, growth, healing processes, attention, memory, weight loss and more. Ugh. Get those zzzzz'.s Finally, you might want to read more about sleep deprivation by looking at this book the library owns. The title is 'Frequently Asked Questions About Sleep and Sleep Deprivation'. Click here for 7 Signs and Symptoms of Sleep Deprivation - interesting stuff and it could definitely help you recognize when you will need to get more sleep. Click on this link for the opposite problem...Ways to Fall Alseep. Newsweek wrote a long article about sleep deprivation back in June 2010. To read the article - entitled 'The Surprising Toll of Sleep Deprivation' (How Skimping on Rest Affects Your Brain, Your Hormones, and Your Heart) click on this link. Interesting stuff and when a major magazine gloms on to a topic like this you know it has become a mainstream issue! Okay, one last punny thing (get it?): I hope this blog entry didn't put you asleep - it was certainly entertaining to put together and I hope you learned one or two things about sleeping and sleep deprivation. Regards, Stu Friend us on Facebook by clicking here. Follow us on Twitter by clicking here.