Another interesting product on the market which aims to promote sleep, but this time in the form of toothpaste.
“Toothpaste is an exceptional delivery system because the tissues in the mouth absorb ingredients into the body instantly. The natural ingredients do not need to be treated or coated to withstand the digestive process as a pill would, so I can use the purest forms of the herbs and maintain a precise balance for greatest efficacy.”
says the suitably named ‘Dr. Z’
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Cognitive bias is a funny thing – once you’ve started thinking about something, you’ll increasingly be aware of it popping up in the most unusual of places and at increased frequency. With insomnia – this can be a bad thing, as many sufferers worry about not being able to get to sleep, and lie awake in bed thinking about not being able to sleep, creating a vicious circle – one of the reasons the “15 minute rule” is so effective.
However, when you’re collecting articles around the topic of insomnia, this type of cognitive bias is quite handy – and this evening’s ‘spot’ is from the front page of wikipedia about the PSP game ‘Crush‘
The game’s protagonist is Danny, a teenager suffering from insomnia, who uses an experimental device to explore his mind and discover the cause for his sleeplessness. Each level of the game, representing events from Danny’s life and inspired by artists such as Tim Burton and M.C. Escher, requires the player to control Danny as he collects his “lost marbles” and other thoughts
Whilst I’m not sure we’d like to promote the idea of insomniacs having lost their marbles, its interesting to see where sleeplessness appears in modern gaming culture.
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Whilst not exactly about Insomnia, an interesting recent study from Belgium suggests that text messaging is becoming a cause of poorer sleep quality in children.
In the group of 16 year old children, 20.8% wake up 1-3 times in a month, 10.8% wake up at least one time in a week, 8.9% wake up many times in a week and 2.9% wake up every night.
Children were asked how often they woke up during the night because of incoming text messages. There seems like a relatively simple answer to resolving this, but it is another example of environmental factors which can impact upon the quality of your night’s sleep.
See the full article at News-Reviews.org (via Textually.org)
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