Sleep aids - over the counter pills and prescriptions - are the primary alternatives for people looking for a quick fix to get a good amount of sleep.  However, taking a sleep aid that forces the body to sleep is perhaps one of the worst ways to get an accurate and healthy amount of sleep.  The human brain is not dumb; it can recognize when an artificial sleeping agent is affecting its patterns of functionality.  The result of using taking a pill to get “better” sleep usually comes with multiple negative forms known on the warning labels as: side effects.
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It’s Friday; you know what that means right? It’s time for Speed Sleep’s “Better Sleeping Links of the Week”.  This week had some great articles that we wanted to share with you, our reader, to help better understand the importance that sleep has on the body.
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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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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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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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The late night munchies always seem to strike people just before they turn off the lights to go to sleep.  Though it may seem like a good idea to fulfill your taste bud’s demands, try to stay away from this temptation at all costs.  Eating just before going to bed is not only unhealthy, it affects the overall quality of sleep.  If eating before going to bed turns into a constant trend, an unhealthy life style due to the lack of sleep will most likely follow.
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Every week, more and more announcements about layoffs and company downsizing are hitting the news stations.  Financial analysts repeatedly predict that the economy will continue to suffer throughout the year leaving more people unemployed and with less money to spend.  All of this tension linked to the economy has begun to develop into a health concern with millions of people losing delicate hours of sleep.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 16, 2009  – Use of prescription sleep drugs nearly tripled among 18- to 24-year-olds between 1998 and 2006, according to a study released today by the Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters.
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The human brain is central command for the body.  It controls breathing, movements, senses and a billion other actions that are needed to keep the body functioning.  There are, however, obstacles that can side track the brains functions and can result in life threatening injury or even worse, death.  
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