Based on a study conducted by Brigman and Women’s Hospital (BWH), either too much or too little sleep weakens one’s thinking and memory in later life.

Carshalton, UK -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/28/2014 -- The study of Brigman and Women's Hospital (BWH) concluded that middle-aged people practicing extreme sleeping habits result to more rapid decline in memory in later life.

According to them, people who are used in taking five hours or less of sleep, or nine or more everyday, are likely to have worse memory. Sleep deprivation or oversleeping age the brain by up to two years of their current age.

Their findings recommended that seven hours per day of sleep in average amount helps maintain good memory in later life. Also, they revealed that the benefits the mind and body can get out of a solid night's sleep are undeniable. Experts commented that the lighter stages of sleep, referred to as rapid eye movement (REM), initiate one's mind to press the emotional memories and form connections between different bits of information.

In connection with this, the Harvard Health blog reasoned that too much sleep is often associated with poor sleep quality, which in turn, could affect thinking and memory.

Researchers in labs around the world in 2014 revealed that perfect sleep, not too much nor too little improves the survival prospects of women with advanced breast cancer. Meanwhile, poor sleep quality doubles the hospitalization rate in heart failure patients. Young children who sleep tend to eat more and are at greater risk of obesity and linked to an acceleration of older men's cognitive decline.

Here are some tips on how to improve one's sleeping habits:

Adhere to a daily routine. To keep the circadian rhythm, stay in sync. Establish a regular sleep/wake rhythm. It is advisable to use a personalized alarm clock that can set an accurate time for this rythm.

Go outside and be active. Sunlight from moderate exposure helps regulate the body's production of melatonin (a hormone involved in controlling a person's sleep- wake cycle).

Keep away from alcohol. Alcohol leads to more disruptions in sleep patterns, inhibiting the ability to enter that coveted stage of slow wave sleep.

Meanwhile, drinking a big cup of coffee on the way home from work can lead to negative effects on sleep, just as consuming caffeine. People tend to be less likely to be aware on the disruptive effects of caffeine on sleep.

In spite of the cause of one's bad habits in sleeping, committing to a good sleep hygiene will help in reaping the benefits of a healthy seven to eight hours of sleep each night.

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Longer working hours and early child education pose threat to family life in UK.

Carshalton, UK -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/18/2014 -- Many children are institutionalized way too young, and need a good balance between time at school and at home with parents. According to Dr. Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), parents and their kids should have time to get to know each other. She stated that UK is the "poor man of Europe," since it has long working hours which means more ought to be done to support family life.

Bousted's remarks came in response to Education Minister Elizabeth Truss' statement that several nurseries could only provide standard time slots for households, which makes it complicated for parents juggling between work and childcare. She added that action has been done to ensure educational institutions admit younger children and open for longer hours to provide more flexibility to families.

During the second day of ATL Conference held at Manchester on April 15, 2014, ATL raised the issue that schooling at an earlier age, for some, as well as longer school days and shorter holidays do not put children first. It was further discussed that the action could be seen to be another suspicious attempt to gain political support and therefore votes.

The following requests were raised to the Executive Committee:

1.Reinforcing strong and stable families which are considered to be the bedrock of a strong and stable society. A work-life balance is needed to help families have more time spent together, not more time apart.

2.Proposed policies such as early schooling for 2-year old children and extended primary school opening erodes childhood and family life.

Bousted noted before the conference, "obviously, children need a work life balance, just like their parents do. And for children, if you are in a childcare setting, or in a nursery, or in a school, in a sense, for them that's work, because it is time away from home which is where they are most relaxed." She further cited a Scandinavian countries culture not present in the UK, which recognizes that raising a family is hard work. Bousted also stressed out that having a healthy generation, making a family life do-able, addressing the breakdown in families and the incidence of divorce mean exerting more efforts to support family life.

On the other hand, Truss claimed that government reforms made it less complicated for schools to open new nurseries and run longer hours to give families more options. The Education Minister also added, "under this Government, every school in the country has been given the power to open a nursery. That means school nurseries and offer the free 15 hours of care flexibly for parents – for example, offering three 5 hour slots to suit a part time job."

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