Sleep is
the best meditation. - Dalai Lama
Silence
is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. - Francis Bacon
As we continue on our journey to increase our memory and
improve our minds, it is time to talk about sleep! In the past year, I have had issues with sleeping
including waking up at 1am and not being able to fall back asleep. This has caused a few problems with coherence
at work. I have done research, watched
various segments on Dr. Oz and tried to determine why this started happening in
the last year. I have not been able to
resolve my issue yet. Last Friday I again
experienced sleep deprivation after sleeping about 8 hours in 2 days during my business
trip to Washington, DC. Exhaustion overtook
me and my brain was definitely not working “on all cylinders” and I do not
remember much of Friday. There was
nothing I could do, but relax and wait to fall asleep when I got home from
work.
Why is sleep so important to our memory and improving our
minds? According to recent studies
published in 2007, 2013 and 2015, sleep helps remove waste and toxins called
beta-amyloids from our brains, which has been linked to Alzheimer’s
disease. The various studies suggest
that 6 to 8 hours of sleep each night removes the cerebrospinal fluid that sits
around the brain and spinal cord. These
beta-amyloids also prevent the body from getting enough sleep because the more
beta-amyloids you have in your brain the less sleep you will be able to
get. Last week when I was sleep deprived,
the beta-amyloids had not be extracted from my body during sleep causing
fatigue and irritability.
Based on the studies and the quotes by the Dalai Lama and
Francis Bacon, sleep is vitally important to help us be the best each day,
improve our minds and memories and accomplish our purpose in life.
***REMINDER***
Today marks the end of the 2nd quarter for
2015. How are you doing on accomplishing
your goals? Here are the questions I
posted at the end of the 1st quarter and I thought they would be
good to review again. For each goal you
set for yourself, ask:
- How am I doing on this goal?
- Why do I have that goal?
- Do I still need this goal with the new dreams and inspirations that are developing in 2015?
- How will that goal help me accomplish my long term goals?
- How will that goal help me accomplish the vision I have for my life?
- How will that goal help me fulfill the purpose statement that I created for my life?
It is a
common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning
after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
- John
Steinbeck
Sources
- http://redef.com/item/557ddbe5dfa530b429660556?curator=MediaREDEF&source=http://qz.com/424120/our-poor-sleeping-habits-could-be-filling-our-brains-with-neurotoxins&utm_source=Ivanka+Trump&utm_campaign=0d0e181998-6_25_Newsletter_original_list6_25_2015&utm_
- http://www.wired.com/2015/06/schedule-nap-at-work/?mbid=psocial_hbr
- http://www.businessinsider.com/bad-sleep-leads-to-neurotoxin-buildup-in-your-brain-2015-6
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