Sleep, or become siao!

Here are some horror stories to share, to scare those who are not getting enough sleep and to threaten those who prevent you from getting enough of it.

LACK OF SLEEP MAY BE DEADLY
People who do not get enough sleep are more than twice as likely to die of heart disease, according to a large British study released on Monday.... A 17-year analysis of 10,000 government workers showed those who cut their sleeping from seven hours a night to five or less faced a 1.7-fold increased risk in mortality from all causes and more than double the risk of cardiovascular death... READ MORE

LACK OF SLEEP MAKES YOU PRIMITIVE
A few nights without sleep can not only make people tired and emotional, but may actually put the brain into a primitive "fight or flight" state, researchers said on Wednesday..... "We found a strong overreaction from the emotional centers of the brain," Walker said. "It was almost as if the brain had been rewired, and connected to the fright, flight or fight area in the brain stem."... READ MORE

LACK OF SLEEP IS A LOT LIKE MENTAL ILLNESS
Feeling cranky after a bad night's sleep? Now there could be an explanation. Brain activity associated with psychiatric illness has been observed in healthy people who missed a single night's sleep. As well as shedding light on why sleep deprivation makes us feel so bad, the study could change our thinking about mental illness... READ MORE

LACK OF SLEEP COULD TRIGGER PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS
Scientists say that a lack of sleep can lead to psychiatric disorders and disruptions in the immune system. In fact, sleep can also control and alter your weight. The study, lead by teams from Harvard Medical School and the University of California at Berkely, suggests that people without sleep causes the brain to revert back to a more primitive pattern of activity.... READ MORE

Scared of becoming mad? Just sleep, and you'll be safe.

sleepless beauty finally sleeping – tips and facts Part 1

Introduction to How Sleep Works Part 1
Sleep is one of those funny things about being a human being -- you just have to do it. Have you ever wondered why? And what about the crazy dreams, like the one where a bad person is chasing you and you can't run or yell. Does that make any sense?


Dreaming occurs in the fifth stage of sleep.

If you have ever wondered about why people have to sleep or what causes dreams, then read on. In this article, you'll find out all about sleep and what it does for you.

Characteristics of Sleep
We all know how sleep looks -- when we see someone sleeping, we recognize the following characteristics:

• If possible, the person will lie down to go to sleep.

• The person's eyes are closed.

• The person doesn't hear anything unless it is a loud noise.

• The person breathes in a slow, rhythmic pattern.

• The person's muscles are completely relaxed. If sitting up, the person may fall out of his or her chair as sleep deepens.

• During sleep, the person occasionally rolls over or rearranges his or her body. This happens approximately once or twice an hour. This may be the body's way of making sure that no part of the body or skin has its circulation cut off for too long a period of time.
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In addition to these outward signs, the heart slows down and the brain does some pretty funky things (we'll get to this later).

In other words, a sleeping person is unconscious to most things happening in the environment. The biggest difference between someone who is asleep and someone who has fainted or gone into a coma is the fact that a sleeping person can be aroused if the stimulus is strong enough. If you shake the person, yell loudly or flash a bright light, a sleeping person will wake up.

For any animal living in the wild, it just doesn't seem very smart to design in a mandatory eight-hour period of near-total unconsciousness every day. Yet that is exactly what evolution has done. So there must be a pretty good reason for it!

Reptiles, birds and mammals all sleep. That is, they become unconscious to their surroundings for periods of time. Some fish and amphibians reduce their awareness but do not ever become unconscious like the higher vertebrates do. Insects do not appear to sleep, although they may become inactive in daylight or darkness.

By studying brainwaves, it is known that reptiles do not dream. Birds dream a little. Mammals all dream during sleep.

Different animals sleep in different ways. Some animals, like humans, prefer to sleep in one long session. Other animals (dogs, for example) like to sleep in many short bursts. Some sleep at night, while others sleep during the day.

Really?
Cows can sleep while standing up, but they only dream if they lie down.
Whales and dolphins are "conscious breathers," and they need to keep breathing while they sleep, so only one half of the brain sleeps at a time.

Sleep has a profound effect on your brain, which we'll examine in the next section.

Discoveries of a sleeplessperson

This (it's so politically incorrect!) will give many beauties sleepless nights...

...and this may lull many beauties into sleep...

...and this may be the perfect sleep wear for the hotel stay...

...for those sleepless souls this may be the perfect site to spend those sleepless hours...

... i do hope you folks get some sleep or else we may end up cranking up ideas like this (must we offend plus-size women to sell them yogurt?)...

...if all else fails, perhaps you should listen to some of the songs featured here - sure to lull you to sleep!

Where have all the sleepless beauties gone?

Where have all the sleepless beauties gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the sleepless beauties gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the sleepless beauties gone?
Gone home to sleep everyone
Oh, when will the bonus ever come?
Oh, when will the bonus ever come?

According to the latest insider news, the sleepless beauties have all gone home to sleep. Hence, no one has been blogging for a long, long time.

But who can blame them? They have bravely fought the battles. They have toiled through the most painfully sleepless nights and days. They have endured the most tormenting demands from the most contemptible and obnoxious bill payers.

So for now, they have to sleep.

All that talk about sleep...wake up!

Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam has penned an interesting piece on the recent spate of news about sleep.

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Season 1 Theme Song "Client放心"

Let's sing our hearts out. Maybe sing your way home too... pun intended.

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