Article #2 – Draft<\/p>\n
Is sleep your top priority? Everyone lives a life that is different as they are unique. Being so different, there is no way we are in the same room as the other person. It\u2019s a mind thing, you may be in the same room as them, but your minds are in different places. With the different way our minds work, it\u2019s the same when it comes to sleep. The average time your body needs to sleep is eight hours. Not saying you need eight hours, it\u2019s just average. Carol Garvey, Morningside\u2019s Nurse, says, \u201cSeven to nine is rejuvenating.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sleep is important. When I asked her if college students need a lot of sleep or no\u2026she replied: \u201cEverybody needs sl-,\u201d she laughs, \u201cThe right amount of sleep. But, um\u2026College students, we know, proven that they don\u2019t get- They are way behind on sleep and it\u2019s a cumulative year after year, you can never make up lost sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNever?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNever.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can never make up lost sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n
An interesting argument made by the nurse. Of course, not everyone has to believe it, but it does make a lot of sense. It all has to do with the REM cycle. The REM Cycle is considered a full cycle of sleep. Your body needs to get every night. Everyone gets to the REM Cycle at different points of sleep. Some may get a full night\u2019s sleep at six hours, others at eight, maybe even some at five. Paige McKern a student, for instance, says she can function at six hours of sleep, but her best abilities are at eight hours of sleep.<\/p>\n
Paige McKern, a junior at Morningside College, is involved in a lot of things such as: holding the Secretary position on Morningside\u2019s Student Government, Entrepreneurship, a residence assistant in the Plex, manager at the Morningside Post Office, an associate at American Eagle, full-time student, involved in Morningside Activities Council, homecoming committee, and that\u2019s just a few of them. With her busy life she has a planner and without it she would be lost. Between all of these things, she tries to get eight hours of sleep, but some days she just gets six.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs too much sleep a bad thing?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess it depends on the person. Because some people like have a hard time getting to sleep. So it could be varied on that, I know I fall asleep within five minutes because I am never completely fully really caught up on sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n
A tip Carol would like to share is: \u201cIf people had that hour in the day time where they didn\u2019t nap instead did their screen work, their homework, use your 8-5 time do that hour, wouldn\u2019t that buy you an hour in the evening to not do homework and then you would sleep better because you didn\u2019t nap.\u201d<\/p>\n
Practice good sleep hygiene and wake up at the same time every day. On the weekends, wake up within the hour. Find a routine and stick to it. It\u2019ll help your body prepare itself for a good night\u2019s sleep. Take less naps during the day and instead if napping, do your homework. Right before bed, limit your screen time and instead of staring at a screen switch it out with a book. Don\u2019t drink much or any caffeine, because that may then throw off your sleep cycle and same goes for alcohol. Everything affects people differently, but these are just some tips to help get a good night\u2019s sleep. Last, I would like to leave you with this Paige McKern said, \u201cSleep is wonderful.\u201d And I think we can all relate to that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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