Sentences with phrase «with irregular sleep schedules»

Jobs with long hours or shift work, which comes with irregular sleep schedules, can be problematic for people with depression, says Deborah Legge, PhD, a licensed mental health counselor from Buffalo.

Twenty - nine percent of children 2 to 3 years of age have a television in their bedroom, and 30 % of parents have reported that watching a television program enabled their children to fall asleep.3 Although parents perceive a televised program to be a calming sleep aid, some programs actually increase bedtime resistance, delay the onset of sleep, cause anxiety about falling asleep, and shorten sleep duration.41 Specifically, in children younger than 3 years, television viewing is associated with irregular sleep schedules.42 Poor sleep habits have adverse effects on mood, behavior, and learning.

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Newborns sleep a total of 10 to 18 hours a day on an irregular schedule with periods of one to three hours spent awake.

Establishing high - amplitude circadian rhythms could be as simple as modifying our schedules, but for some people — those with sleep disorders, for example, or those whose work requires long and irregular hours — it can be difficult, if not impossible.

With a modern lifestyle that often includes processed foods, irregular sleep schedules, artificial light and lack of movement, hormone imbalance is a growing problem and cravings are a growing symptom.

While it's most common in people with narcolepsy, it's also linked to lack of sleep and an irregular sleep schedule, says Dr. Walia.

Studies have found that people with poor sleep habits, including too little rest and irregular schedules, are more prone to gaining weight as they age.

The American Journal of Health Promotion printed a study that found those with regular sleep schedules have a lower body fat percentage than those who have irregular sleep habits.

Irregular schedules and jet lag wreak havoc with the highly synchronized systems that regulate sleep and wake under normal conditions.