Informational about Sleeping

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Altered state of consciousness

Sleeping is an essential state of consciousness; it involves stages and periods of dreaming.

There are four theories

1. Sleep is restorative; it recharges your batteries for the next day.
2. Type of primitive hibernation, also conserves energy.
3. Sleep is an adoptive process.
4. We clear our minds of useless information.

Also 5 stages to sleeping

Stage 1 4-5%-Light sleep, Muscle activity slows down and occasionally your muscles will twitch.

Stage 2 45-55%-Your breathing pattern and heart rate slow down, also slight decrease in body temperature.

Stage 3 4-6%-Now your deep sleep begins. Your brain begins to generate slow delta waves.

Stage 4 12-15%-Very deep sleep picks up. Rhythmic breathing limits muscle activity. Your brain produces delta waves

Stage 5 20-25%-Rapid eye movements. Brainwaves speed up and dreaming occurs. Muscles relax and heart rate increases. Breathing is rapid and shallow.

How much sleep do we need?

-Humans spend approximately 1/3 of there lives sleeping! (get a comfortable bed!)

-Newborns sleep approximately 16 hours a day

-Adolescents need approximately 10-12 hours of sleep a night. (sleep deprived)

-People over the age of 70 only need about 5 hours of sleep a night and there good to go for the rest of the day