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Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia

Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia

Psychological and Physical Torture: Bush Administration, Liquid Diet, Acid-Base Imbalance, Pain - CNN iReport (article link)

Psychological and Physical Torture: Bush Administration, Gitmo, Stress, Sleep Deprivation, Liquid Diet, Acidic Blood pH, Macromineral Deficiencies, and Physical Pain
“Other memos allowed the use of such tactics as keeping a detainee naked and in some cases in a diaper, and putting detainees on a liquid diet…"Detainees subject to sleep deprivation who are also subject to nudity as a separate interrogation technique will at times be nude and wearing a diaper,"”

- High levels of stress, sleep deprivation, and a liquid diet and diarrhea leads to acid-base imbalance and acidic blood pH, which leads to macromineral deficiencies.
- Macromineral deficiencies such as potassium, magnesium, and calcium can cause serious disorders such as physical symptoms muscle pain, muscle cramps, muscle spasms, tremors, and complications of the heart and abnormal rhythms (arrhythmias), cardiac arrest or heart failure, and cancer.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 August 2010 05:29 )

 
Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia

Some researchers say the light from devices iPad and laptops may alter internal clocks and sleep cycles - CNN (article link)

So, for one month, whenever the sun set, he turned off all the gadgets and lights in his house -- from the bulb hidden in his refrigerator to his laptop computer.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 May 2010 10:13 )

Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia

8 Natural Remedies That May Help You Sleep - Health (article link)

- Try one of the following natural sleep remedies. "These are safer and have fewer side effects than OTC medications," says Jacob Teitelbaum, MD
- Magnesium and calcium, wild lettuce, hops, aromatherapy, melatonin, yoga, meditation, L-theanine, valerian

Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia

Sleep deprivation; 1 sleepless night can hamper the body's ability to use insulin to process sugar - Reuters (article link)

Type 2 diabetes is caused by the body's inability to adequately use insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, to control glucose sugar produced from food. Sugar levels rise and can damage the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart and major arteries.
- Partial sleep restriction during a single night reduced some types of insulin sensitivity by 19 - 25%.
- "Our findings show a short night of sleep has more profound effects on metabolic regulation than previously appreciated,"
- "Our data indicate that insulin sensitivity is not fixed in healthy people, but depends on the duration of sleep in the preceding night,"

Last Updated ( Monday, 10 May 2010 06:46 )

Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia

Sleepless nights can lead to serious health problems - CNN (video)

Snoring can cause serious health problems, including sleep apnea. We go 'Beyond The Surface' to learn more.
- sleep deprivation or sleep apnea can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.
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