Airline Pilot Secret for Sleeping in Noisy Places - White Noise Machines

Pilot's Favorite Travel Accessory - White Noise Machines

"My secret to sleeping well in noisy places - I never go on a trip without my white noise machine."

"I spent $ 80 for mine about 12 years ago and have slept better thousands of nights because of it. That’s made it a pretty good investment."

"...(the) travel accessory that I would miss the most if I didn't have it along... is my white noise machine."

Source: Pilot Paul's Travel Accessories Blog 

 

How to Succeed in School

"A good night’s sleep is important to a child’s success in school.

Dr. Burg says lack of sleep can cause decreased attention span, sleeping in class, reduced reaction time and all of that can lead to lower grades.

Dr Burg recommends grade school children should get between 10 and 11 hours of sleep each night. Those in middle and high school need between 9 and 10 hours."

Source: KMAland

How much sleep do you need? ( It's more than you think )

Thomas Edison thought it was waste of time. Margaret Thatcher once famously said that it was “for wimps.”

Some lucky people can get by on only four to six hours of shut-eye a night. We hate to break it to you, but you're probably not one of them. Here, the truth about how much sleep you really need — and what can happen if you don't get it.

Read the article from everydayhealth.com

How much sleep do you average each night?

X-ray: Tourist Asleep on Airport Baggage Belt

The 36-year-old man was due to check in for a flight to Oslo, but found no one on duty at the airline desk. He leapt across the counter and fell asleep on the baggage belt with his bag beside him. The man then traveled for 15 minutes through the secure baggage area before being spotted on an X-ray scanner.

Where is the strangest place you've fallen asleep? 

Source: The Telegraph

Forget New York Charleston, WV is the city that never sleeps

"SleepBetter.org analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDCP) annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey (BRFSS) to rank the nation’s most sleep-deprived cities."  

See the Top 100 cities at SleepBetter.org

Sleep Tip Mom may not have known about

Did your mom ever tell you to drink warm milk if you were having trouble going to sleep?  Well, mom knows best!  Warm milk contains small proteins called peptides which helps your brain slow down so you can sleep.

But, there is a trick Mom may not have known about.  First, you need to bring the milk to a slight boil and remove it from the heat.  Allow the milk to cool enough to drink.  Interestingly, the boiling breaks down the milk proteins, or peptides, into smaller and smaller pieces.  And as we just read, its the peptides that will calm your brain.

Have you tried warm milk?

Source Life Extension Blog

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