Sleep Longer, Live Longer

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Sleep Longer, Live Longer?
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Quick QuizzzzzzTrue or False?

• You can catch up on sleep.
• You can will yourself to get by on less sleep.
• Sleep may do more to rest the mind than the body.
• Theres a link between lack of sleep and weight
  gain.
• The moment you wake up is the most alert youll
  be for the whole day.
• As people get older, they need less sleep.

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Sleep Debt

• How many hours of sleep do you get each night?
  During the week? On the weekend?
• Most adults need 7.5-8 hours of sleep per night
• Teens require more
• Serious consequences!

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Falling Asleep at the Wheel

• 100,000 crashes a year due to drowsy driving
• Resulting in 1500 deaths and 71,000 injuries
• What should you do if you feel sleepy while
  driving?

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Falling Asleep on the Job

• American Airlines Crash
• Korean Airlines Crash
• Challenger Explosion
• Exxon Oil Spill

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Sleep Deprivation

• If you have been up for more than 20 hours,
  your reflexes are roughly comparable to someone
  with a blood alcohol level of .08 -- which in
  many states is enough to be considered legally
  drunk.
• You should not drive -- and you most certainly
  should not be flying a plane -- in that
  condition.
• Moreover, the effects add up. Sleeping only six
  hours a night for a week will make you as tired
  on that seventh night as if you'd had no sleep at
  all, according to David F. Dinges, chief of the
  Division of Sleep and Chronobiology at the
  University of Pennsylvania.
• Dr. Sanjay Gupta

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Tips for a Good Nights Sleep

• Exercise regularly
• Avoid stimulations (caffeine, TV, phone, etc.)
• Write down your worries or your to do sleep
  before going to bed

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Optimum Sleeping ConditionsGood Enough for
Olympic Athletes

• 66-70 degrees
• Neutral walls
• Block out light
• And of course, a comfy bed

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What if you wake up in the middle of the night
and cant fall asleep?

• Dont fight itget out of bed!
• Listen to a CD, watch TV, read a bookuntil you
  feel sleepy again.
• Your bed should be a place for sleep and
  rest...nothing else!

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Sleep Cycle
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Sleep Cycle
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Sweet Dreams!