Your Shift Work Bed. Why You Don’t Have To Make It As Soon As You Get Up!

Sunday, December 13th, 2009 at 11:59 am  
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As kids growing up, most of us are taught to make our beds the moment we get up. And this is a good thing yes?

Well actually – no.

You see you really shouldn’t make your bed as soon as you get up, because dust mites thrive in warm and damp environments and by making your bed – you’re giving them exactly what they need to have a party and multiply.

Now if you’ve ever eaten food in bed and left bread crumbs on your sheets, then you know it’s not fun sleeping on itchy sheets. So add in some microscopic critters (aka Bed Bugs) – and you’re not going to get a very good night’s sleep at all.

You should simply follow the golden rule of – Leaving Your Bed Uncovered.

Now I can hear you saying “What the?”

Well by leaving your bed uncovered and letting in lots of fresh air and sunshine into your bedroom, the number of dust mites in your bed will rapidly decrease.

Now for most people, this is going to be hard to do – except for those lazy people out there who don’t make their beds at all … and you know who you are!!

So what this means for you is that you’re going to have to resist the urge to make your bed look perfect the moment you get out of bed. Obviously if you’re a super clean and neat person this is going to be hard for you to do.

But hang in there. Give your bed a chance to breathe and get some fresh air and you will sleep so much more soundly as a result.

Not only will your bed feel so much better when you jump back into it, but it will also help reduce any allergies and asthma as well.

So don’t feel guilty about not making your bed as soon as you get up – you’re actually doing it a favour which is ultimately going to help you get a much better night’s sleep anyway … which is great news when you work shift work!

Fatigue – Why Your Alarm Clock Is To Blame!

Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 7:28 am  
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If you suffer from fatigue then you’re certainly not alone. In fact fatigue is actually the Number 1 complaint Doctor’s receive from their patients.

Interestingly enough though, for most people it’s not the amount of sleep that is lacking, but rather it’s the lack of quality sleep.

You see it’s all got to do with your sleep cycles or Circadian Rhythm..

In order for you to overcome fatigue, it is absolutely essential that you wake up at the end of the sleep cycle. If you wake up in the middle of a cycle – thanks to your blaring alarm clock, you will feel tired not only in the morning, but throughout the entire day.

And despite what you may think, your brain is actually very active during the night because it goes through a number of different processes so that you can function properly the next day. .

So if you wake up somewhere in the middle of this cycle (aka shift workers), you’ve pretty much interrupted your brain so you’re going to end up feeling tired, irritated, and have trouble concentrating!

Sounding familiar?

Now in the perfect world you would not be disturbed by a blaring alarm clock. Hmmmm …. a world without an alarm clock? How serene!!

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And as a result, you would never wake up in the middle of a sleep cycle because your brain is programmed to finish each cycle before waking you up.
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So back in cave man times when there was no such thing as an alarm clock – tiredness and chronic fatigue was virtually non existent! It has only reached massive proportions since the invention of the alarm clock. Argh … who was that crazy person who invented it anyway??!!
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So throw away your alarm clock and let the sights and sounds of nature wake you up … chirping birds, sunlight falling on your face …
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Yeah right!
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