Trouble With Your Sleep – Quick Quiz, Day 15

Question: How many hours sleep a night does the average adult need?

Answer: Seven to eight hours per night.

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Trouble With Your Sleep – Quick Quiz, Day 14

Question: How long before going to bed should we stop drinking coffee, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours or 10 hours?

Answer: 4 hours at least. Caffeine is a well known sleep disruptor, making it more difficult to fall asleep and causing you to wake during the night. If you are sensitive to it’s effects, you may want to cut back to mid-day.

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Trouble With Your Sleep – Quick Quiz, Day 13

Question: How long does a sleep cycle last, 1 hour, an hour and a half, 2 hours or an entire night?

Answer: A complete sleep cycle last around 90 minutes and consists of two types of sleep; REM sleep when dreaming occurs and non-REM or deep sleep. We alternate between both types of sleep around five times a night.

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Trouble With Your Sleep – Quick Quiz, Day 12

Question: People over 50 need less sleep, true or false?

Answer: False, people over 50 need the same amount as an average adult but often get less sleep. Older people tend to wake more easily and get less deep sleep than younger adults.

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Trouble With Your Sleep – Quick Quiz, Day 11

Question: Alcohol can help you sleep better, true or false?

Answer: False, A nightcap can help you fall asleep faster by suppressing the production of adrenaline which keeps you alert. However, your body soon tries to counteract this by producing more, causing you to wake up or sleep poorly. Alcohol also acts as a diuretic so you may also have to visit the loo during the night.

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Budget 2012 Increase In Tobacco Costs From Midnight Tonight

The Chancellors decision in todays budget to increase the duty paid on all tobacco products  means that from tonight the price will go up to almost £7.50 per packet, that’s over £52 per week, £230 per month or £2,738 a year. Why not take advantage of our Mad March special price & quit smoking now! Visit us at www.ajh-hypnotherapy.co.uk to find out more

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Trouble With Your Sleep – Quick Quiz, Day 10

Question: How often should you buy a new mattress, every year, every 5 years, every 10 years, when it wears out?

Answer: Most mattresses are designed to last no more than 10 years.

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Trouble With Your Sleep – Quick Quiz, Day 9

Question: What can help reduce snoring, Losing weight, Sleeping on your side, stop smoking?

Answer: All of the above – Snoring can be caused by medical conditions and lifestyle, but mostly lifestyle.

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Trouble With Your Sleep – Quick Quiz, Day 8

Question: Which of the following is a symptom of insomnia, Difficulty falling asleep, Waking up during the night or Waking too early in the morning?

Answer: All of the above – Lack of sleep and poor quality sleep due to wakening at irregular hours are all symptoms of insomnia which can leave you tired or un-refreshed the following day.

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Trouble With Your Sleep – Quick Quiz, Day 7

Question: How many people in the UK suffer from lack of sleep, 5%, 15%, 25% or 35%?

 Answer: 25%. One in four of us experiences regular difficulty in getting to sleep.

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