Comments on: Sweet Dreams

By: seefincoaching

seefincoaching — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:52:13 +0000

Thank you Trevor,
Many will argue that sleep is for when we are dead, but at no point in history of man, did he not sleep so it is an integral part of our 24 hour cycle. We may have our minimum and maximum but every human needs to “regenerate the batteries” and “re-load”.
Lack of sleep over one or two nights can have a longer lasting negative on our health, concentration, mental attitude, biological clock and every aspect of our being.

Elaine

By: Trevor_Memory

Trevor_Memory — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:03:01 +0000

Great post! It is true that regular sleeping can reduce our stress. And by doing so, we focus more on the things that we’ll be doing the next day.

By: seefincoaching

seefincoaching — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:01:15 +0000

Thank you Andrew.
Pedantically, I would expect you would be more concerned about the claims that sleep “slows down the aging process”!
It’s all debatable and hard to prove, but provides food for thought for some or may just put you to sleep!
Happy snooze time,

Elaine

By: Changing Times

Changing Times — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:44:38 +0000

Hi Elaine,
Good blog as always, lots of lists this time. Have to say I’m a little amused by the final point on one of your lists which implies that poor sleepers are less “moral” than betters sleepers. I would love to see the study on that one.
Andrew.
PS Yes I am a pedantic pete!

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How I Lost 30 Pounds in 30 Days Without Diet — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:54:32 +0000

Thanks for posting about this, I would love to read more about this topic.

By: seefincoaching

seefincoaching — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:09:37 +0000

Thanks Paul,
Chamomile tea is such a refreshing drink just before bed – yet it has that calming effect. I sincerely believe though, if we need to rise during the night because a drink of water or tea woke us, as long as we fall back to sleep relatively quickly – it doesn’t actually interfere with the quality of sleep. This is because we awake at an appropriate time during the night for the body.
This is not the case for everyone but may be the norm.
Routine is imperative for the human body to maintain health – making up sleep at the weekend is not a substitute for lack of sleep during the week. I refer to this activity as “fire fighting” and it can be an indication of how we manage our days.

Thanks again,
Elaine

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:56:11 +0000

I sometimes drink Valerian (or Camomile) tea in the evening to set me up for a good sleep. Not too close to bedtime though or you may have to use the bathroom during the night, which is disruptive.

I think routine is important. Going to bed / getting up at the same time every day (even at weekends) results in a better sleep pattern.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:37:41 +0000

Thanks for posting that Elaine, really useful stuff!