This fantastic article http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sleep-t.html?_r=2 which appeared on the New York Times website, talks about some fantastic new research on restriction of sleep over a period of time and the effects (conscious or otherwise) on its subjects.
The key finding from the research - “…after just a few days, the four- and six-hour group reported that, yes, they were slightly sleepy. But they insisted they had adjusted to their new state. Even 14 days into the study, they said sleepiness was not affecting them. In fact, their performance had tanked. In other words, the sleep-deprived among us are lousy judges of our own sleep needs. We are not nearly as sharp as we think we are.”
What this means is that not only are we depriving ourselves of sleep, but we are deceiving ourselves as well. We think we are fine but we are unaware that our sleep deprivation is affecting us or by how much.
Think about it and let me know your thoughts.
If you would like to get some tips on how to get a better night’s sleep, you should consider attending a free Wenatex “Healthy Sleep for a Better Life” seminar. They are free to attend and conducted all over Australia. To register your interest, go to http://www.wenatex.com.au/seminars_registration.asp
Check out this article I read recently 
Chinese medicine is very different from western medicine but they are similar in their views on sleep. We agree with the Chinese view in this article that suggests that “a good sleeping position can ensure blood and energy flows to relieve fatigue and restore energy.”
We know that severe sleep deprivation can make you forget even the most important things, we have been banging on about it for a while now, but here is proof. There was a story that appeared on 
An article I read this morning discussed some recent research done in Germany which showed that “Human brains store memories during sleep, and specifically preserve memories identified as important during waking hours.”
Do you answer yes to any of the following?
Tokyo business people get the least sleep compared with their peers in all other major cities. They have a culture of working late, drinking after work, and long commutes home. They only get just under six hours of sleep per night on average.
Some Australian researchers have put this myth to bed (pardon the pun) by conducting a study on 7,000 men and women aged between 73 and 78. The research showed that sleep disorders are not a natural part of the ageing process and that problems sleeping could be a sign of an underlying health condition.
A colleague recently alerted me to a fascinating article which highlights a recent discovery by scientists who found electrodes that can “record neuron activity in the part of the brain that controls memory” which means that they may be able to tap into the thoughts and dreams of people who are not able to communicate in any other way.
