The Importance of Sleep

The Importance of Sleep

Nature evolves in regular pulsating rhythms. From tiny atoms to huge galaxies each being vibrates in the same fashion - up down, in out. Our bodies have over one hundred different cycles the metabolism of our cells, the pumping of our blood, our intake of oxygen, and even our moods and states of alertness. When the cycles mix appropriately with each other and with their environment our well being and progress are assured, for we our functioning as nature intended. When these rhythms are out of this pattern, our bodies suffer.

The periodicity of these rhythms range from a fraction of a second to a number of years. Some, like the sleep/wake cycle are called circadian, from the Latin circa which means approximately and dies which means day. These cycles obey the daily pattern set down by the rotation of the earth, taking about 24 hours to run their course.

Evening falls and flowers fold their petals. Plants fold their leaves. With the exception of owls and their nighttime predators, the creatures of land, sea, and air curl up into their bedroom niches in the rocks, trees, and sand. Dawn comes and the unfolding begins. The outside world, which has been barred from the senses of the sleepers, is once again admitted. This rhythm is the most natural thing in the world, intended no doubt to be accomplished effortlessly. Yet, many people find themselves disconnected by the natural flow of sleeping and waking that nature intended us to follow.

How many people suffer from insomnia? The estimates vary, ranging from 20 million to 70 million Americans, from one tenth to one third of the population. If we accept the smallest estimate, that's a lot of tossing and turning. These estimates are usual...

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...en or the egg?" People who suffer from depression tend to experience a less restorative sleep than those who are not. Depressives exhibit any or all of these types of insomnia : frequent predawn awakenings, less deep sleep, and diminished overall sleep time. By far the most common type of insomnia experienced by a depressive is frequent predawn awakenings.

So, there are many forms of insomnia and different types of sleep disorders. Each type has its own distinguished features that makes it unique. Many of these forms of insomnia can be easily cured over a period of time. Some of these disorders can not actually be cured but treated so that patient can rest. Personally, I think everyone goes through some type of sleep disorder once or twice in their life. It only becomes serious when it causes a harmful pattern to occur in your own sleeping habits.