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Page 1: Health tips for narcolepsy

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Page 2: Health tips for narcolepsy

Wakefulness is the daily occurrence of the state of the brain when it is awake after a good sleep and is involved in all types of normal physiological functions, behaving and responding in the coherent cognitive way. There is a balanced way of brain’s controlling the sleep cycle.

We all spend around 8 hours to sleep at night and rest. It rejuvenates the functions of the body and the brain for the next day.

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The problems appear when the cycle is not properly maintained when the brain looses the capability to control the sleep-wake patterns. The sleep regulating system comprises of the interconnection between three subsystems.

• Lateral Hypothalamus• Ventro-lateral Preoptic Nucleus• Reticular activating system

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This stage of abnormal sleep cycles is considered as chronic neurological disorder and is known as Narcolepsy.

A person suffering from the

narcoleptic effects have very less hypothalamic orexin neuron projections and decreased concentration of orexin neuro-peptides in the cerebrospinal fluid than a normal person.

Narcolepsy is sometimes

misunderstood as insomnia. The sleep disturbance is totally different from the latter one.

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A transient episode in the sleep cycles where a narcoleptic individual suffers from muscle weakness under full consciousness under the stimulus of emotional triggers like crying, terror, laughter, etc.

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Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS)

The feeling of sleepiness even after proper night time sleep is called EDS. A narcoleptic individual may fall asleep or feel drowsy in the day time at inappropriate time and place. They feel a lot more tired in the day time than the normal individuals.

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Abnormal REM Sleep

A narcoleptic individual experiences a Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage within five minutes of the action of sleeping whereas the normal persons take around an hour or so to reach the stage via a slow wave sleep period.

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Tips for wakefulness

Narcolepsy might impose several challenges and threats to your health. There are certain tips regarding lifestyles and habits that can be followed to get rid of the problem as much as possible.

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• Maintain proper sleeping routine and make a habit to go to bed at the right time.

• Set an alarm to wake up at the right time every day without showing any sign of lethargy.

• Wake up and visit the bathroom. Make the bed to signal your brain that the time is over.

• Drink a lot of water.• Eat light breakfast to avoid feeling full and

sleepy.

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•Get some sunlight.•Do regular cardio exercises in the active time when you have nothing to do.•Stop staying awake at late night. Go to bed at the scheduled time. •Stop use of caffeine, nicotine, excess sugar, foods with preservatives and go natural

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Following these tips and maintaining proper lifestyle, you can overcome the anomaly in due time. Seek professional advice when necessary and follow the routine set by the practitioners. Induce a good habit and routine in your daily life and watch the miraculous change in your health.