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S-L-E-E-P I had an extremely long nap just now (again), to compensate for the sleepless night though. It is a norm for a medical student to stay up late at night on the day of the examination. Some say that it is not that good for your vigor and health and you may unexpectedly be experiencing the blank phase of a working wit during the exam. Well, it depends then, in my humble opinion, on one's ability to be in command of his brain. It is the psychological factor that plays a bigger role here, rather than the brain power itself in determining the capability and aptitude of an individual. After all, we are basically overshadowing not more than 10 percent of our brains cortical area, astounding huh? The other 90 percent remains intact and untouched and this is just objectionable. Tell your brain what to do and not vice versa. The statement above may partially be true, we should be in command of our very own brains but again here, one important question rises and it keeps lingering around me. Can we fight over the natural human physiological mechanism in the body? Sleeping is a natural process afterall. I am getting more and more worried by time. Honestly, my sleep pattern is wrecked up during the final examination period. I sleep for lets say 2 hours at night, leave for exam in the morning and then and have a long nap at noon. I will then continue burying my nose deep in the books, and again have a nap before El-Maghrib and the pattern continues for nearly two weeks. When the sleep cycle is forcefully altered, then what is going to happen? I can feel that my body is getting more and more restless and the angelic mood of mine (matila perasan) changes too. Be afraid then muahahaha. Now, back to the story, it is said that the growth hormone itself goes up to its max during the third and fourth stage of sleep. And FYI, GH (growth hormone) will affect testosterone secretion and they both interact synergistically to promote tissue growth and recovery. Obviously, alterations in the sleep-wake cycle can negatively affect testosterone levels and GH secretion. Now is that good? Sigh. Moreover, it is firmly believed that loss of sleep may affect Interleukin 6 (some sort of cytokine produced in the body) level and thus the integrity of the immune system functioning will face a catastrophe. Enough talk, what are the resolutions then? Well, I have listed some hehe. 1) Get enough good sleep. It is the quality that matters (not the quantity) 2) Do not mix sleep pattern up. Do not fight with the destiny. 3) Sleep when you feel like sleeping, not otherwise 4) Just dont overdo it, every extra one hour of sleep will shorten 5 minutes of your life span ( a myth maybe?) Any other brilliant resolutions? Off to S-T-U-D-Y table for the Ophthalmology paper. 2 more papers to struggle with. 2 more days to fight with. Sleep to the max, Hata@irbid 2200 | baez-kun at 9:51 PM
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