- MOOD is affected more by sleep deprivation than are cognitive skills or physical performance
- A 45 minute nap can improve alertness for the next 6 hours … a 1 hour nap can improve alertness for 10 hours
- Healthy sleep prepares the brain for the next day and renews mental balance
- Laboratory rats deprived of sleep died in only 16 days
- Inadequate sleep is probably the most common cause of irritability
- Untreated insomnia can lead to a worsening of a sleep disorder and the onset of depression
- Alcohol and OTC sleep aids DO NOT result in normal sleep
- 33% of traffic accidents are caused by sleepiness
- The invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison marked the beginning of sleep loss and abnormal sleep rhythms
- Negative effects on sleep can be measured even 16 hours after ingestion of 200mg of caffeine (which is 2 cups of coffee)
SLEEP AND ALCOHOL An individual that can drink one glass of alcohol and show no impairment when rested can become … An individual that creates “fatal fatigue” with only one glass of alcohol when sleep deprived
