Sleep aids are becoming more and more prevalent in today’s worrisome economy.  Loss of sleep from the increased amounts of stress related to one’s financial positioning and job security has sparked a sales spike for sleeping aids, specifically pills.  Mostly unknown to the people who are taking the pills are the side effects and long-term damage that they are potentially causing to their bodies.
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Sleep aids, sleeping problems and sleep news; that’s the general idea fueling our “links of the week”.  We found some great articles for you to read over the weekend so grab a blanket, plug in your computer, make some hot green tea, sit back and enjoy the reading.
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“Sleep is so obvious that it is often overlooked, even by physicians.” - Dr. Woodie Kessel, assistant surgeon general and a member of the 2009 Sleep in America poll task force.  This statement is directly on target with the general perception of how people view sleep.  The result of people overlooking the importance of sleep will usually result in the development of sleeping problems that, over time, can lead to other health concerns.
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Sleep aids and sleeping problems are the usual topics that we like to tackle in our blog posts.  We feel that the more sleep awareness that we provide for our readers, the more knowledge they will have about the benefits and risks that sleeping produces for the body.  Last week, we blogged about the possible connection between sleeping and diabetes and apparently one of our readers had a deep personal connection with blog post.
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Another addition of our weekly post: “Better Sleeping Links of the Week”.  We went through a ton of articles this week and choose the best five.  Hopefully these will help inform people on the benefits of getting a good nights sleep without the assistance of unnatural sleep aids.
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Sleeping problems and related studies are starting to become more common these days with multiple discoveries pointing towards serious health concerns.  Sleeping has an extremely tight bond with the overall health of people, which is why it has become such an important topic to research in the medical field.  Lack of sleep has been linked to health concerns such as obesity, heart disease, increased blood pressure and now, diabetes.
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The National Sleep Foundation will be having their Big Sleep Show at NBC’s Healthy Living Expo at Chicago’s Navy Pier from March 21st- 22nd.
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The saying: “It takes two to make a thing go right”, certainly does not apply to combining sleep with alcohol.  The act of sleeping is still generally considered to be unknown to the scientific world.  Research has discovered that the deprivation of sleep has negative effects on the human body, but it is still scientifically unclear why sleep is considered beneficial to humans. 
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We all lost an hour of sleep over the weekend due to daylight-saving time, however, we can all get that hour back because today is National Napping Day. 
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Every week Speed Sleep compiles articles and news related topics that showcase sleeping problems and the dangers that are linked to them.  The reason behind our “links fo the week” idea, is to give our readers material to brush up on during the weekend.  Check out these for example:
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