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lack of sleep

Symptoms for Insomnia – From the Trivial to the Tragic Read

June 30, 2011
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Author: Lelliot Peters If you are sleep-deprived your behaviour will be similar to that of a person who has had too much to drink. Symptoms of insomnia include: Low motivation Low pain threshold More susceptible to illness Hand-eye co-ordination difficulty Slow reaction time Impaired decision making Increased irritability Lowered stress tolerance Reduced concentration Although sleep [...]

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The Importance of Proper Sleep for Teens

November 16, 2010
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By: Marshall Littman The teenage years are often wrought with stress, confusion, and plenty of change. In order for the body to keep up with the teenager’s increased pace, it must sleep in order to recharge, revive, and grow. Sleep is the body’s way of feeding the body and the mind. When sleep is sacrificed, [...]

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Lack of sleep could be more dangerous for women than men

June 18, 2010
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Research by the University of Warwick and University College London has found that levels of inflammatory markers vary significantly with sleep duration in women, but not men. The study, published in the American journal SLEEP, found levels of Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a marker related to coronary heart disease, were significantly lower in women who reported sleeping [...]

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