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Sleep and health in today’s world

and millions of years of evolution. (found in the hypothalamus). This that inadequate sleep may be the
Our lives are ruled by time and SCN is extremely important in number one indicator of seasonal
we use this time to tell us when coordinating cellular clocks not sicknesses such as common colds
and what to do while ignoring our unlike a conductor at an orchestra. and influenza infections.

natural biological clocks. These In the absence of the SCN, we How much should we sleep per day?

clocks or ‘circadian clocks’ help lose our coordinated circadian
0-1 years: 12-17 hours
time our sleep patterns, alertness, rhythm (known as internal 1-5 years: 10-14 hours
mood, physical strength, blood desynchronisation - explaining
6-13 years: 9-11 hours
pressure and much more. In the discomfort associated with jet-
14-17 years: 8-10 hours
anticipation of going to bed, body lag).
18-64 years: 7-9 hours
temperature drops, blood pressure Since the introduction of
decreases, cognitive performance electricity, 24-hour artificial light, 65 years: 7-8 hours

Dr. Joel Leger declines and tiredness increases. and altered work cycles, sleep and *too much sleep can also have
BSc(Hons), CMAcP, DC of Before dawn, metabolism is a negative effect on health and
circadian rhythm disruption have
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Jorja Champagne is a young goalie who plays for the
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player turned goalie, Jorja has been in the crease for
three years now. She presently plays for the Atom B
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division with a 17-0 record --- she is the lone goalie
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job of net-minding for the Peewee B team, since their
only goalie suffered an injury to the hand just before
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the pipes for that team too. Recently, the team won a
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earn their hardware in an exciting shootout finale. This young goalie loves playing in

the net. Jorja enjoys the pressure of trying to stop the puck, especially during close
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A Grade 5 student at Rose des Vents, Jorja enjoys math and phys. ed, and she can often
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