For this weeks blog we are going to look at your sleeping habits. If you were in my class last semester we talked about it then but with the day's being longer and summer on the horizon, it is an important topic to revisit.
Sleep
How much are you getting and what is the quality of the sleep you are getting? If you are like most teenagers, 5 hours seems to be the norm and it is cool if you can function on less. But the truth is the price you are paying for this is high and the time that is saved by cutting sleep is may end up being paid back in the form of disease.
Several studies have shown how quickly sleep deprivation effects just about every bodily system and can contribute to stress, inflammation, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Other studies have shown the symptoms of sleep deprivation mirror those of ADD/ADHD and can lead to a misdiagnosis in teens.
The recommended amount of sleep per night is seven to nine hours; however, most Americans average somewhere around six. Researchers found that the further away one is from getting the recommended hours of sleep, the higher their risk of obesity is.
Lack of Sleep and the Obesity Connection
Less than four hours: 73 percent risk
Five hours of sleep: 50 percent risk
Six hours of sleep: 23 percent risk
What can you do about it? Treat sleep the same way you treat your nutrition. It is almost as important. Set a time to get into bed that will allow for, at the very least, 7 hours of sleep, preferably more. Make your bedroom a cool dark sanctuary. There should be only one thing going on in your bed, sleep. Watching TV in bed is a huge hindrance to deep sleep. Get all electrical and lighted devices away from your bed. When the lights are off, you should not be able to see your hand in front of your face. Try to standardize your schedule. If you have to get up at 5am during the week, try to make your wake-up time during the weekend not stray too far from that. Sleeping in late on the weekends will reset your circadian rhythms and have you playing catch up till Wednesday of the next week. The last few tips most of you probably already know. No coffee or any caffeinated drinks late in the day. Alcohol really screws with the sleep cycle, and again late night TV stimulates the brain and makes it harder to get to sleep.
for your blog this week I want you to answer 2 questions.
1. On average, how much sleep are you currently getting?
2. What are circadian rhythms
Five and a half to about seven hours most or every night.
ReplyDelete(we did this blog last semester) but circadian rhythms are like a habit where when you go to sleep at a certain time every night and wake up at a certain time every morning then you start to get used to it and you end up doing that from then on, where you are always or mostly waking up at the same time everyday and going to sleep or feeling sleeping at the same time every night.
1. i sleep 6-8 hours during the week
ReplyDelete2. circadian rhythm is a 24-hour cycle in the biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes during your everyday lifestyle.
Steven Rubin
i sleep for about 7.5 hrs a night. and circadian rhythms are your "biological clock" and the changes in your body that take place over the course of a day in terms of hormone levels.
ReplyDelete- Josh Meltzer
1)Normally, I get to sleep somewhere between 11:30 and 12 and wake up at 6:15. That means I'm getting about 6 hours and 45 minutes of sleep most week nights.
ReplyDelete2)Circadian rhythms are important in determining someones sleeping patterns. They are affected by shift work, pregnancy, time zone changes,medications and changes in routine.
Marisa Cresham
i usually get 7 hours of sleep each night and circadian rhythms are your body's internal clock and control how awake and alert you are.
ReplyDelete-olin
1. on average i get 8 hrs of sleep a night
ReplyDelete2. a circadian rhythm is a bodily rhythm that is regular and consistent every day.
Aaron Kay
i usually get around 6 or 7 hours of sleep but on the weekends i get around 10 or 11 and last night since i was sick i got around 15 hours and ciridian rythm is the daily cycle of living for humans plants and animals
ReplyDeleteChris KOHN
1. I get about of 6 1/5 to 7 hous of sleep usually, it's rarely that sometimes I get less than that many hours of sleep.
ReplyDelete2. Circadian rhythms are cyclic and persistent patterns of behavior, physical changes, and mental characteristics exhibited by most life on Earth, from the smallest bacteria to the largest redwood tree. These rhythms roughly follow 24 hour periods, reflecting the amount of time it takes for the Earth to complete a rotation. Researchers study circadian rhythms to learn more about life on Earth, and how to treat various conditions such as sleep disorders.
JANSEN VERA
John Stoeber
ReplyDeleteI average around 7 hours of sleep and Circadian rhythm is your body's internal clock
1) I get about 8 hours or so of sleep a night, but i usually can sneak in another hour during the school day
ReplyDelete2) A circadian rhythm can be defined as pretty much your "internal clock." A circadian rhythm will develop if a person sleeps around the same time every day
-Barbaro
5 1/2 to 7
ReplyDeleteits that thingy that helps you wake up around the same time and controls your alertness and when your body slows down.
Nabil
i get about 8 hours of sleep a night
ReplyDeletecircadian rhythm is your body's internal clock that regulates mood, hormones and sleep schedule
matt grimm
I sleep about 7 and a half hours a night. Circadian rhythms are kind of like your sleep habits, and they affect how you feel and how awake you are throughout the day.
ReplyDelete-Ben Killion
1) i usually get 5-7 hours of sleep a night
ReplyDelete2) circadian rhythm is a 24-hour cycle in the biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes during your everyday lifestyle.
-Jason Cameron
mack hollins
ReplyDelete1. i sleep 6-8 hours during the week
2. circadian rhythm is a 24-hour cycle in the biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes during your everyday lifestyle.
1. About 7.5 hours during the week.
ReplyDelete2. circadian rhythm -- a name given to the "internal body clock" that regulates the (approximately) 24-hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants
Gabriel Miller
1. On average I sleep about 7 hours a night
ReplyDelete2. Circadian rhythms are your internal 24 hour clock, which determines when you feel awake and when you feel sleepy
Max Langworthy
1) I get somewhere between 6 and 7 hours of sleep a night on weekdays. I tend to get 8 or 9 hours on weekends.
ReplyDelete2) A circadian rhythem is your body's internal clock and rhythm, how your body tells itself when to sleep and when to be awake. It's why you get tired around roughly the same time every night, and wake up around roughly the same time every morning.
~Voss, late again.
On average, I sleep 7 hours during the week and 9 hours on the weekends.
ReplyDeleteA circadium rhythm is your internal 24 hour clock, and affects how awake you are throughout the day.
Jake Bradley