Sleep
Until the 1950s, most people thought of sleep as a
passive, dormant part of our daily lives. We now know that
our brains are very active during sleep. Moreover, sleep
affects our daily functioning and our physical and mental
health in many ways that we are just beginning to understand.
Nerve-signaling chemicals called neurotransmitters
control whether we are asleep or awake by acting on different
groups of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain. Neurons
in the brainstem, which connects the brain with the spinal
cord, produce neurotransmitters such as serotonin and norepinephrine
that keep some parts of the brain active while we are awake.
Other neurons at the base of the brain begin signaling when
we fall asleep. These neurons appear to "switch off" the
signals that keep us awake. Research also suggests that a
chemical called adenosine builds up in our blood while we
are awake and causes drowsiness. This chemical gradually
breaks down while we sleep.
During sleep, we usually pass through five phases
of sleep: stages 1, 2, 3, 4, and REM (rapid eye movement)
sleep. These stages progress in a cycle from stage 1 to REM
sleep, then the cycle starts over again with stage 1 (see
figure 1). We spend almost 50 percent of our total sleep
time in stage 2 sleep, about 20 percent in REM sleep, and
the remaining 30 percent in the other stages. Infants, by
contrast, spend about half of their sleep time in REM sleep.
Sleep:
A Dynamic Activity
How
Much Sleep Do We Need?
What
Does Sleep Do For Us?
Dreaming
and REM Sleep
Sleep
and Circadian Rhythms
Sleep
and Disease
Sleep research is expanding and attracting
more and more attention from scientists. Researchers now
know that sleep is an active and dynamic state that greatly
influences our waking hours, and they realize that we must
understand sleep to fully understand the brain. Innovative
techniques, such as brain imaging, can now help researchers
understand how different brain regions function during sleep
and how different activities and disorders affect sleep.
Understanding the factors that affect sleep in health and
disease also may lead to revolutionary new therapies for
sleep disorders and to ways of overcoming jet lag and the
problems associated with shift work. We can expect these
and many other benefits from research that will allow us
to truly understand sleep’s impact on our lives
The Stages of Sleep
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these frequencies with a Rife/Crane system
The
background activity of the brain is called
the electroencephalogram (EEG) and can
be recorded by the use of scalp electrodes.
The dominant frequency and amplitude characteristic
of the surface EEG varies with states of
arousal.
A
person goes through five stages while going to sleep.
Calm
wakefulness is accompanied by alpha waves 8-12 Hz (cycles
per second) and low voltage fast activity of mixed frequency.
This is called stage one. Alpha waves disappear when we
open our eyes.
As
sleep deepens into stage two, bursts of 12-14 Hz (sleep
spindles) and high amplitude slow waves appear.
Rife/Crane
system
The
deep sleep of stages three and four is featured by an increasing
proportion of high voltage slow activity. Breathing is
regular in slow-wave sleep or non-REM (Rapid Eye Movements)
sleep.
Delta
activity (very slow waves, 0.5-4 Hz, high amplitude) is
unusual in a normal record and accompanies deep sleep i.e.
stages three and four sleep.
Rife/Crane
system
After
about 70 minutes or so mostly spent in stages three and
four, the first REM period occurs, usually heralded by
an increase in body movements, and a shift in the EEG pattern
from stage four to stage two. These rapid low-voltage irregular
waves resemble those seen in alert humans; sleep, however,
is not interrupted. This is called stage 5 or REM sleep,
when the EEG activity gets desynchronised. There is marked
muscle atonia despite the rapid eye movements in REM sleep,
and the breathing is irregular.
Theta
activity with a pattern of large regular waves occurs in
normal children and is briefly seen in stage one sleep
and also in REM sleep.
Non-REM
(NREM) sleep passes through stages one and two, and spends
60-70 minutes in stages three and four. Sleep then lightens
and a REM period follows. This cycle is repeated three
or four times per night, at intervals of about 90 minutes
throughout the night, depending on the length of sleep.
REM sleep occupies 25% of total sleeping time.
When
the eyes are opened, the alpha rhythm is replaced by fast
irregular low voltage activity with no dominant frequency,
called the alpha block. Any form of sensory stimulation
or mental concentration such as solving arithmetic problems
could produce this break-up of the alpha rhythm. This replacement
of the regular alpha rhythm with irregular low voltage
activity is called “desynchronisation”.
Sleep
Disorders
At least
40 million Americans each year suffer from chronic, long-term
sleep disorders each year, and an additional 20 million
experience occasional sleeping problems. These disorders
and the resulting sleep deprivation interfere with work,
driving, and social activities. They also account for an
estimated $16 billion in medical costs each year, while
the indirect costs due to lost productivity and other factors
are probably much greater. Doctors have described more
than 70 sleep disorders, most of which can be managed effectively
once they are correctly diagnosed. The most common sleep
disorders include insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs
syndrome, and narcolepsy.
Insomnia
Sleep Apnea
Restless Legs Syndrome
Narcolepsy
Insomnia
Almost everyone
occasionally suffers from short-term insomnia. This problem
can result from stress, jet lag, diet, or many other factors.
Insomnia almost always affects job performance and well-being
the next day. About 60 million Americans a year have insomnia
frequently or for extended periods of time, which leads
to even more serious sleep deficits. Insomnia tends to
increase with age and affects about 40 percent of women
and 30 percent of men. It is often the major disabling
symptom of an underlying medical disorder.
| Insomnia — a
chronic inability to fall and stay asleep — crops
up in most every adult’s life from time to time.
Newborn babies. Job pressures. Relationship woes.
Any
number of things can trigger a sleepless night,
or perhaps a string of two or three. If the problem
persists for more than a week, however, health
experts say it’s time to consult a doctor.
Ditto if a lack of ZZZ’s begins to interfere
with a person’s mood or ability to function.
Car
crashes, for instance, often can be traced to sleepy
drivers, according to the National Sleep Foundation.
The same can be said for exhausted workers and
industrial accidents. And in one fictional case
featured recently in movie theaters, the syndrome
hampered a police detective from catching a murderer.
“Insomnia,” starring
Al Pacino as a detective tormented by both an unsolved
crime and Alaska’s “Midnight Sun,” which
bathes northern parts of the state in light 24
hours a day.
Outside
Hollywood, of course, the causes of insomnia can
be much harder to pinpoint.
“There
are probably more types of insomnia than you can
shake a stick at,” said Dr. Nicholas Messina,
medical director of Vista Medical Research in Mesa,
Ariz. As proof, he launched into a partial list — “food
allergy,” “delayed sleep phase,” “limit-setting” ... “idiopathic.” There’s
even “altitude insomnia,” which primarily
plagues mountain climbers
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For short-term
insomnia, doctors may prescribe sleeping pills. Most sleeping
pills stop working after several weeks of nightly use,
however, and long-term use can actually interfere with
good sleep. Mild insomnia often can be prevented or cured
by practicing good sleep habits (see "Tips for a Good
Night’s Sleep"). For more serious cases of insomnia,
researchers are experimenting with light therapy and other
ways to alter circadian cycles.
Your
Biological Rhythms
What
is CES used for?
CES was originally developed
in the Soviet Union in 1949, it's primary focus
being the treatment of sleep disorders, hence it's
initial designation as "electrosleep." Treatment
of insomnia, however, has been overshadowed by
psychiatric application for depression and anxiety.
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Sleep-Mate
Sleep
Apnea
Sleep apnea
is a disorder of interrupted breathing during sleep. It
usually occurs in association with fat buildup or loss
of muscle tone with aging. These changes allow the windpipe
to collapse during breathing when muscles relax during
sleep (see figure 3). This problem, called obstructive
sleep apnea, is usually associated with loud snoring (though
not everyone who snores has this disorder). Sleep apnea
also can occur if the neurons that control breathing malfunction
during sleep.
During an
episode of obstructive apnea, the person’s effort
to inhale air creates suction that collapses the windpipe.
This blocks the air flow for 10 seconds to a minute while
the sleeping person struggles to breathe. When the person’s
blood oxygen level falls, the brain responds by awakening
the person enough to tighten the upper airway muscles and
open the windpipe. The person may snort or gasp, then resume
snoring. This cycle may be repeated hundreds of times a
night. The frequent awakenings that sleep apnea patients
experience leave them continually sleepy and may lead to
personality changes such as irritability or depression.
Sleep apnea also deprives the person of oxygen, which can
lead to morning headaches, a loss of interest in sex, or
a decline in mental functioning. It also is linked to high
blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, and an increased
risk of heart attacks and stroke. Patients with severe,
untreated sleep apnea are two to three times more likely
to have automobile accidents than the general population.
In some high-risk individuals, sleep apnea may even lead
to sudden death from respiratory arrest during sleep.
An estimated
18 million Americans have sleep apnea. However, few of
them have had the problem diagnosed. Patients with the
typical features of sleep apnea, such as loud snoring,
obesity, and excessive daytime sleepiness
What
is CES used for?
CES was originally developed
in the Soviet Union in 1949, it's primary focus
being the treatment of sleep disorders, hence it's
initial designation as "electrosleep." Treatment
of insomnia, however, has been overshadowed by
psychiatric application for depression and anxiety.
SUGGESTED CES FREQUENCIES
FOR SLEEP
Alpha-Theta
Stim
Rife/Crane
system
Sleeping
sickness 120 020 727 787 880
Sleeping Sickness 4,3,2,1,12,11 10,14, 20,120
Deep, dreamless sleep, trance state, non-REM sleep1-3 Delta:
Cranial
Electrical Stimulation
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Gain Understanding of Sleep Loss and Fatigue
Better
Sleep Yields Better
Memory and Learning
Restless
Legs Syndrome
Restless
legs syndrome (RLS), a familial disorder causing unpleasant
crawling, prickling, or tingling sensations in the legs
and feet and an urge to move them for relief, is emerging
as one of the most common sleep disorders, especially among
older people. This disorder, which affects as many as 12
million Americans, leads to constant leg movement during
the day and insomnia at night. Severe RLS is most common
in elderly people, though symptoms may develop at any age.
In some cases, it may be linked to other conditions such
as anemia, pregnancy, or diabetes.
Many RLS
patients also have a disorder known as periodic limb movement
disorder or PLMD, which causes repetitive jerking movements
of the limbs, especially the legs. These movements occur
every 20 to 40 seconds and cause repeated awakening and
severely fragmented sleep. In one study, RLS and PLMD accounted
for a third of the insomnia seen in patients older than
age 60.
RLS and
PLMD often can be relieved by drugs that affect the neurotransmitter
dopamine, suggesting that dopamine abnormalities underlie
these disorders’ symptoms. Learning how these disorders
occur may lead to better therapies in the future.
Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy
affects an estimated 250,000 Americans. People with narcolepsy
have frequent "sleep attacks" at various times
of the day, even if they have had a normal amount of night-time
sleep. These attacks last from several seconds to more
than 30 minutes. People with narcolepsy also may experience
cataplexy (loss of muscle control during emotional situations),
hallucinations, temporary paralysis when they awaken, and
disrupted night-time sleep. These symptoms seem to be features
of REM sleep that appear during waking, which suggests
that narcolepsy is a disorder of sleep regulation. The
symptoms of narcolepsy typically appear during adolescence,
though it often takes years to obtain a correct diagnosis.
The disorder (or at least a predisposition to it) is usually
hereditary, but it occasionally is linked to brain damage
from a head injury or neurological disease.
How
does CES work?
As with a number of
medicines, the mechanism of action (how it works)
of CES is not fully understood. Research has led
to the hypothesis that it has a mild effect on
the hypothalmic area of the brain. Researchers
also have noticed rapid increases in serotonin,
also associated with relaxation and calmness, and
decreases in cortisol, one of the primary stress-related
biochemicals. Interestingly, CES also increases
levels of norepinephrine and dopamine, both associated
with alertness and feelings of pleasure. This may
be why so many CES users report feeling both relaxed
and alert.
Alpha-Theta
Stim
Rife/Crane
system
Cranial
Electrical Stimulation
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Better
Sleep Yields Better Memory and Learning
Tips
for a Good Night’s Sleep:
Adapted from "When You Can't Sleep: The ABCs
of ZZZs," by the National Sleep Foundation.
Set a schedule:
Go to bed at a set time each night and get up at the same time each morning.
Disrupting this schedule may lead to insomnia. "Sleeping in" on
weekends also makes it harder to wake up early on Monday morning because
it re-sets your sleep cycles for a later awakening.
Exercise:
Try to exercise 20 to 30 minutes a day. Daily exercise often helps people
sleep, although a workout soon before bedtime may interfere with
sleep. For maximum benefit, try to get your exercise about 5 to
6 hours before going to bed.
Avoid caffeine,
nicotine, and alcohol:
Avoid drinks that contain caffeine, which acts as a stimulant and keeps
people awake. Sources of caffeine include coffee, chocolate, soft drinks,
non-herbal teas, diet drugs, and some pain relievers. Smokers tend to
sleep very lightly and often wake up in the early morning due to nicotine
withdrawal. Alcohol robs people of deep sleep and REM sleep and keeps
them in the lighter stages of sleep.
Relax before
bed:
A warm bath, reading, or another relaxing routine can make it easier
to fall sleep. You can train yourself to associate certain restful activities
with sleep and make them part of your bedtime ritual.
Sleep until
sunlight:
If possible, wake up with the sun, or use very bright lights in the morning.
Sunlight helps the body’s internal biological clock reset itself
each day. Sleep experts recommend exposure to an hour of morning sunlight
for people having problems falling asleep.
Don’t
lie in bed awake:
If you can’t get to sleep, don’t just lie in bed. Do something
else, like reading, watching television, or listening to music, until
you feel tired. The anxiety of being unable to fall asleep can actually
contribute to insomnia.
Control
your room temperature:
Maintain a comfortable temperature in the bedroom. Extreme temperatures
may disrupt sleep or prevent you from falling asleep
Yearning
for a good night’s rest? Try some of these suggestions,
courtesy of the Washington, D.C.-based National Sleep Foundation.
Establish
a sleep routine, hitting the hay at about the same time
each night.
l Try to relax before bedtime by taking a hot bath, reading or otherwise
unwinding. (Don’t read in bed, however; the experts say you should
reserve the mattress for sleep or sex.)
Forgo coffee and other forms of caffeine in the late afternoon and evening.
The same goes for alcohol, which can interrupt sleep later in the night.
Exercise regularly, but allow at least three hours between your workout
and bedtime.
Make your sleep environment as dark and quiet as possible. Avoid bright
lights and television.
If, after 30 minutes, you don’t fall asleep, get up and do something
stress-releasing until you feel sleepy. Then lie down again.
Don’t dwell on daily problems. Instead, write a “worry list” of
items that you will address in the morning, then forget about them.
Regular
use of a good CES Device according to many clients insures
great sleep Alpha-Theta
Stim
CES
increases the conversion of amino acids to neurotransmitters.
Its particular mode of operation is as a corrective
measure for brain dysrhythmia. Brain rhythm influences
the development of psychiatric conditions as well
as poses as a trigger that induces physical manifestations
of illness. Through the positioning of the stimulating
electrodes, CES connects the diurnal rhythm of head
and heart through the vagus nerve. It thereby functions
as an anti-dysrhythmic on a whole-body level.
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Stim
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Electrical Stimulation
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Therapy for Fibromyalgia
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Sleep & Magnetic
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How does lack of sleep affect our lives?
Sleep is
a key part of maintaining your health, affecting everything
in your life, from how you feel to your relationships with
others. Lack of sleep negatively affects your physical
health, your ability to handle stress, and your general
mood. Even one night of disrupted or missed sleep can reduce
productivity and increase the chances of accidents at home
or work.
Lack of
sleep compromises your body's immune system and adversely
affects metabolism and memory. On average, people are 55%
less successful at simple memory tests after a sleepless
night, because the entire brain's ability to function decreases.
One-in-three
American adults (over 57 million) experience nighttime
sleeplessness due to back pain, headaches, and muscle aches
and pains, losing an average of 22 hours of sleep per month
- the equivalent of nearly three full nights of sleep.
More than 60% of adults over the age of 50 suffer from
sleeplessness due to arthritic pain
at night.
The
earth's magnetic field is essential to all life
The earth's
natural magnetic field plays an important role in maintaining
proper electromagnetic balance of the body's internal systems.
Currently, the earth's magnetic field measures 0.4 gauss.
Several thousand years ago the earth's magnetic field measured
4 gauss, which was 1000% stronger than it is today.
Why is this
happening?
Scientists
are able to determine the alignment of the earth's magnetic
poles, as well as the strength of the earth's magnetic
field through measurements of iron-rich minerals in sediment
samples taken from deep within the earth. Samples dating
back 3 billion years have shown that the earth's magnetic
poles reverse approximately every 200,000 years, which
is believed to be the result of directional shifts in the
earth's molten core.
Recently,
a team of researchers at UCLA used super computers to analyze
data from 33 of these samples, and re-create a history
of the earth's magnetic field dating back 800,000 years.
The computer model clearly showed that the earth's magnetic
field declines dramatically over a several thousand-year
period preceding a magnetic pole reversal. This data has
lead many scientists believe that the rapid decline in
the earth's magnetic field over the past several thousand
years is a clear indication that a pole reversal is underway.
Earth
pulse SCHUMMAN RESONATOR
How
does this affect us?
Scientists
are now certain that the declining magnetic field detrimentally
affects life on earth. In addition, many scientists believe
that modern technology, such as steel structure buildings,
cars, and trains absorb the earth's magnetic field, causing
a further reduction in its strength.
Since these
conditions are very recent developments in the history
of man's existence on earth, it seems logical that the
human body has not had time to adapt to the earth's rapidly
decreasing magnetic field; hence the rapid increase in
the rate of chronic illnesses worldwide. Following 20 years
of research, Dr. Kyoichi Nagawa, a leading scientist in
the field of biomagnetics, concluded that the much weaker
magnetic field of modern times has caused what he has termed
magnetic deficiency syndrome. The symptoms include stiffness
in the shoulders, back and neck; insomnia; chest pains;
headaches; and dizziness. The long-term consequences of
magnetic deficiency syndrome include the development of
chronic and degenerative diseases; the loss of normal healing
ability; and increased susceptibility to infections and
the effects of environmental toxins.
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No-one
knows exactly how bioelectromagnetic therapy works, but
there are several interesting theories. Restoring electro-magnetic
balance:- Each cell acts as an electro-magnetic unit
producing its own magnetic field. During health, cells
vibrate with their own characteristic electromagnetic
frequency.
During
disease, a cell's electromagnetic vibration changes.
This effect is used to diagnose heart problems for example.
During health, a heart trace (electrocardiogram or ECG)
will show a particular pattern. If cells lack oxygen
due to reduced blood flow in coronary heart disease,
characteristic changes occur in the ECG that help to
diagnose the problem.
In
the most simple terms, magnetic therapy helps to restore
health by helping cells regain their natural electromagnetic
frequency.
AND
IF YOUR CELLS ARE HEALTHY AND HAPPY
YOU SLEEP WELL
RIFE
MAGNA COILS
New
research gives hope that early diagnosis, proper medical
treatment, and self-management strategies can help optimize
function, reduce pain, and improve quality of life. Individuals
should consult with a health care provider for advice appropriate
to their medical needs.
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