- 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