Sunday, September 7, 2008

Research topics

Schizophrenia:
What is schizophrenia?
Who does it affect mainly?
When does it start affecting people?
How do you treat it?
Where should you go for help?

Solar Energy:
What are the benefits of solar energy?
Why is solar energy becoming more popular?
Who do you go to for installation?
Where should you place the equipment for the solar gathering power?
How effective is solar energy?

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Cure your Insomnia Outline

Cure Your Insomnia

1. Classify your problem A) Transient Insomnia 1. Disturbance in sleep patterns which lasts for a few nights only 2. Jet lag, Excitement, Stress, Illness, Or change in sleeping schedule 3. cured by sleeping pills
B) Short-Term Insomnia 1. Persists 2-3 weeks 2. Job change, Divorce, Serious Illness, Financial problems, Or death of a close person
C) Chronic Insomnia 1. Rarest, most serious type, lasts longer than a few weeks. 10-15% of the population suffers from this 2. Rule out cause as illness or health problem, See doctors 3. Identify psychological factors
2. Change your Diet and Excercise routine A) Caffeine 1. Caffeine is a stimulant found in various foods, drinks, and medications 2. It can last for as long as 20 hours (oh my, the whole day?!) B) Alcohol 1. Alcohol does not make you sleepy, quite the contrary, it fragments it causeing you to wake up frequently 2. Limit Liquids before bed C) Eating 1. Eating big meals is not good because you are up trying to digest all the food 2. Avoid spicy and fatty foods that cause heartburn, and gaseous foods, and foods that contain MSG 3. Milk contains a sleep agent D) Smoking 1. Nicotine does not allow any one to have enough sleep, it is a stimulant 2. Also causes cancer E) Excercise 1. Regular excercise helps put you to sleep 2. But you cannot excercise before bed 3. keeps body temperature regulated
3. Improve your sleeping environment A) Better Bed B) Comfotable Position 1. Most often how you wake up 2. If it is your partner causing your insomnia, situate them better for your needs C) Get rid of the illumination 1. Clocks: Do not use giant illuminative clocks 2. Television: do not keep the television on in your room D) Noise 1. Fan or earplugs can mask the noise 2. White noise machine
4.Alter your sleep schedule A) Try to keep your bedtime constant everynight B) No naps C) If you cannot sleep do not stress and gripe
5. Behavioral techniques and Medicines A) Sleeping pills B) Melatonin 1. Pineal Gland produces melatonin in the dark for sleep 2. supplements can be taken to help 1-3 milligrams and hour before bed C) Herbs D) Meditation E) Cognitave Therapy 1. Contact a therapist 2.And Relax

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Introduction i believe

Well it seems that I have to create a blog for my English class so well here it is this crap will mostly be random if I decide to use it after class. Enjoy a look into my mind, don't stay too long because I am not liable for whoever gets lost or hurt. Hmm.. supposed to be 100 words or more but I don't know what to talk about... Oh! i got it ok so whats black, white, and red all over? Give up? So do I.. well the answer is a zebra with chicken-pox, yea stay away from those chickens. Ok so I think i know how to do this crap but I do not like having to type 100 words a week who agrees with me? If you agree post your reply. Thank you kindly.