my legs r tired;
my back aches;
n i'm deprived of sleep!
7 hours of sleep is bloody not enough for me!
i need at least 10 hours!
:*(
sleep less, live longer?
Increased death rate associated with sleeping 8 hours or more
Although it’s a common belief that 8 hours of sleep is required for optimal health, a six-year study of more than one million adults ages 30 to 102 has shown that people who get only 6 to 7 hours a night have a lower death rate. Individuals who sleep 8 hours or more, or less than 4 hours a night, were shown to have a significantly increased death rate compared to those who averaged 6 to 7 hours.
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the American Cancer Society collaborated on the study, which appeared in the February 15, 2002 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, a journal of the American Medical Association.
Although the data indicated the highest mortality rates with long-duration sleep, the study could not explain the causes or reasons for this association.
First author Daniel F. Kripke, M.D., a UCSD professor of psychiatry who specializes in sleep research, said “We don’t know if long sleep periods lead to death. Additional studies are needed to determine if setting your alarm clock earlier will actually improve your health.”
But, he added “Individuals who now average 6.5 hours of sleep a night, can be reassured that this is a safe amount of sleep. From a health standpoint, there is no reason to sleep longer.”
Kripke is also a member of UCSD's Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging.
The study, which addressed sleep issues as part of the Cancer Prevention Study II (CPSII) of the American Cancer Society, also indicated that participants who reported occasional bouts of insomnia did not have an increased mortality rate, but those individuals who took sleeping pills were more likely to die sooner.
“Insomnia is not synonymous with short sleep,” the authors said in the article. “Patients commonly complain of insomnia when their sleep durations are well within the range of people without sleep symptoms.”
They added that physicians believe most patient complaints about “insomnia” are actually related to depression, rather than a diagnosis of insomnia.
“Previous sleep studies have indicated that both short and long-duration sleep had higher mortality rates,” Kripke said. “However, none of those studies were large enough to distinguish the difference between 7 and 8 hours a night, until now.”
The best survival rates were found among those who slept 7 hours per night. The study showed that a group sleeping 8 hours were 12 percent more likely to die within the six-year period than those sleeping 7 hours, other factors being equal. Even those with as little as 5 hours sleep lived longer than participants with 8 hours or more per night.
Data came from the American Cancer Society with analysis supported by the National Institutes of Health.
oops!
which mean i shouldn’t sleep so much la?
hmm...
da applied for this job title:
UOB senior officer/assistant manager, branches
Responsibilities
You will assist the customer service manager in ensuring the smooth running of daily branch operations, managing staff performance and development, and maintaining a high standard of operational control/audit compliance. You will also provide efficient service in meeting customers’ banking needs and work together as a team in achieving sales referral targets/initiatives.
Requirements
- good university degree, majoring in banking & finance, business administration, accountancy or mathematics
- at least 1 – 2 years of relevant working experience in the banking and finance industry will be an advantage
- strong customer service mindset and enjoy the challenge of meeting and exceeding customers’ expectations
- a team player, with good communication and problem-solving skills
- effectively bilingual
- able to multi-task and possess leadership traits
- independent worker with good supervisory skills
and he was offered!
after much considerations, he had decided to leave his current job n accept this offer!
will start work in late august.
from then onwards, he has to dress smartly to work.
with shirt, tie n pants.
unlike now, he only wears shirt n pants when he’s on duty n smart casual during normal working days.
da had also applied for another job and was short-listed for d interview.
nevertheless, he would go for d interview.
which is someday next week.
all d best da!
*hugz
tomorrow we’r going to orchard.
i need to get a pair of heels for my graduation dinner.
hoping to get some accessories too.
actually i wanted to buy online, but those i like r sold out.
*Hmp!
da also need to replenish his wardrobe.
i think he has enough shirts.
he should get more pants n ties.
happy shopping!
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