Sleep Disorders

Sleep is very important to our health. Too many times we deprive ourselves from enough sleep. We are busy little bee’s and there is just not enough hours in a day. But not getting enough sleep is very hard on our bodies.

There are natural functions that take place when we sleep. Different parts of our brain are at work, or organs continue to function and we produce more hormones. This tells us that it is a natural and necessary function of the body to rest.

Studies have been done with rats in regards to sleep. It was found that a rat can only survive a couple of weeks before dying if they get no sleep. So I would say sleeping is just as important as eating. Starved for sleep is just as worse as starved for food.

Believe it or not sleep is a major cause of automobile accidents, or lack there of we should say. Sleep depravation clouds or minds and effects our refluxes. It can effect our work and many other parts of our daily routines.

If you get less sleep than you need each night, you can develop sleep deprivation. If the sleep deprivation becomes too bad, it can lead to problems such as sleepiness, moodiness, and make you not as alert as you should be. This interferes with daily routines and activities, and reduces your ability to function at your best.

It is important to make sure our children are getting enough rest as well. There bodies need more sleep then ours. The need it to function through out the day. Sleep depravation in children is known to cause problems in school, with behavior and physical condition.

Sometimes children and adolescence are diagnosed with other illnesses such a as ADD, when really all the time it was a sleep problem. Sleep issues should be brought up to a physician to make sure you get the correct diagnosis and treatment for a child.

Children as well as adults can suffer from sleep disorders. Parents should talk to their pediatrician about a possible sleep disorder if their child has any of the following symptoms; snoring; pause in breathing while asleep; difficultly going to sleep or staying asleep; and daytime sleepiness and decrease in daytime performance. Keep in mind it is important to your child’s health to be able to get the recommended amounts of sleep.