by: Sarah Ens<\/p>\n
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With midterm exams now in effect, we as students have an obligation to take care of ourselves.<\/p>\n
One important aspect of our well-being is SLEEP!<\/p>\n
Sleep is prompted by natural cycles of activity in the brain and consists of two basic states:<\/p>\n
1. Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep<\/p>\n
2. Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep (NREM) which has 4 stages.<\/p>\n
During sleep your body will cycle between non-REM sleep and REM sleep.<\/p>\n
Each stage on NREM can last between 5-15 minutes and 4 cycles must occur before REM sleep is<\/p>\n
attained.<\/p>\n
NREM is very important because this is when the body repairs itself, and also strengths your immune<\/p>\n
system (CRUTIALWHEN LIVING IN RESIDENCE).<\/p>\n
REM sleep occurs 90 minutes after sleep onset.<\/p>\n
This is when all of your dreaming will happen and your brain will be stimulated.<\/p>\n
Now that you know a little bit about sleep here are some tips for getting a good night\u2019s sleep<\/p>\n
1. Set a regular bedtime: try and go to bed at the same time every night. Pick a time when you will<\/p>\n
actually feel tired and try not to break this routine on the weekends.<\/p>\n
2. Wake up at the same time every day. (yes even on weekends)<\/p>\n
3. Nap to make up for lost sleep: if you need to make up for lost hours, try a daytime nap instead<\/p>\n
of sleeping-in. (Be mindful though, napping for too long can disrupt your nighttime routine try<\/p>\n
staying around 30minutes)<\/p>\n
4. Fight after-dinner drowsiness: If you find yourself getting sleepy right after dinner, get up and<\/p>\n
do something mildly stimulating to avoid falling asleep. If you give into sleeping you may wake<\/p>\n
up later into the night and have troubles falling back to sleep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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