On March 25, 2012 there was a very good article Don’t wake up, Australia – our $ 5b sleep disorder by Jim O’Rourke published in the Sun-Herald in Sydney Australia, containing some well researched information about the cost of sleep, the adverse effects of sleeping pills, and tips for a good night’s sleep. Hoorah for [...]
Sleep Deprivation
March 27, 2012
Don’t Wake Up, Australia
November 22, 2011
The Real Costs of Sleep Deprivation
Media Release The current publication from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) features a study into loss of work performance from insomnia that estimates that the human capital value was $2,280 per person per year. If Australian workforce figures for sleep deprivation reflected these it would equate to about $ 19.5 billion annually. Other [...]
November 15, 2011
How To Sleep Better While Traveling
Do you find it difficult to sleep when you travel? I’ve put some quick videos together that might help you sleep better when you travel, especially when staying in hotels. Sleep Better in Hotels gives you some ideas on how to sleep cool when the bed-coverings that are provided by the hotels are thick, too [...]
June 4, 2011
Napping Helps You Sleep Better, not the Opposite
We’ve heard the opposite story for so long now, that it is interesting to hear from Dr Sara Mednick the author of Take a Nap! Change Your Life. I’ve just posted a page up on Napping so you can read more detail, and watch a one hour video of her speaking about the topic in [...]
May 6, 2011
How to Minimize the Ill-Effects of Shift Work
The results of a new study performed at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre was published in the April 13 issue of the scientific journal Public Library of Science One. It contains new and helpful information about shift work. The study was performed with the help of 388 nurses working shift work, with research being conducted on [...]
May 5, 2011
What are the Sleep Apnea Symptoms?
Hi everyone I’ve just put up a page that will help you recognize some of the sleep apnea symptoms. It’s very important that if you have any doubts about it, that you see your medical practitioner who can refer you to a sleep clinic to do the proper testing. You’ll notice that there is information [...]
March 28, 2011
A Second Look at YOUR Sleep Deprivation
Take a Second Look at Your Sleep Deprivation What is often overlooked when people say they are “sleep deprived” is exactly HOW your sleep deprivation presents itself. The answer to how your sleep deprivation occurs can be the most valuable lead to your tailored sleep solution. For example, difficulty falling asleep generally has a completely [...]
March 10, 2011
Computer Download for Melatonin
Heard this great tip from a friend Dean Hunt who’s on his computer as much as me every day… suspect there are a few of you out there that are too.. Here is a free program download for your computer that will regulate the computer’s light for you during the day and night. Why would [...]
January 4, 2010
Plane Crashes and other Errors
Plane Crashes and other Errors Just finished reading ‘Outliers’ by Malcolm Gladwell, and there was some interesting information about plane crashes, how they happen etc in the chapter called ‘The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes’. Here are some revealing quotes: “In a typical crash, for example, the weather is poor – not terrible, necessarily, but [...]
