sleep,sleep...zzz

We all need sleep, that's something our body needs to rest and revitalize our minds. One of sleep's original function is to save energy. Animals for example may be efficient at certain times of the day, some are more efficient at night while for others would be during the day. So sleep conserves energy during the inefficient time.
People who don't get enough sleep have trouble concentrating and become more vulnerable to illness, especially mental illnesses, for example stress and depression.We decrease the amount of sleep we get as we get older, so we should learn to manage our sleep time correctly. Infants usually get 16-17 hours of sleep as babies, children get 11-13 hours, as adolescents we get about 9 hours of sleep and as adults the average is about 8 hours although some people can go through the day with just 3 hours of sleep.
Sleep also plays an important role for memory. One way for sleep to strengthen memory is by wedding out the less successful connections. That means that by weakening synapses during sleep emphasizes the ones that were strengthened during wakefulness. With new knowledge and information we need to store this information, but if we had stored all the information we've ever learned our brain wouldn't be able to sustain much new information, so that's why some of that information needs to be removed and new one processed in.
Our health is a major importance when we are talking about the amount of sleep we get. The less sleep we get the more prone we are to getting sick. Depression and stress are some of the main health risks that one can face. We react to sleep deprivation as if we were ill. With more prolonged sleep deprivation,people report dizziness, tremors, and hallucinations.
clearly, we need to sleep, not only for our health, but so that we can be able to function properly.

what men and women seek in a mate

Typically when we seek out for someone that we want, we look for someone who is healthy, intelligent, honest, physically attractive and someone that is like themselves. However, women have other interest that we pay attention to. For example, we want someone that will be a good provider, we want someone that has a commitment and wont leave as soon as a problem arises or something unplanned comes into the picture. Men want a woman who has a life of her own and is self sufficient and who can contribute towards their growth and make the relationship stronger. We don't want to leave all the responsibility for the men, but we want to know that we can count on them to know how committed he really is, after all a relationship consists of two people not just one.

Another interesting fact is that a women is also much more likely to reject a man because of his smell.  A reason is that the odor relates to the gene that controls the immune system and if his odor is similar to hers then this may not work. Not only do we relate the smell to the immune system, but we want someone whose hygiene is well taken care of. Its a way to be presentable all the time. 

one thing that both men and women have in common while seeking out for a mate, is that we both want someone that can be there for us, we want a friend who we can be ourselves with and share him or her what we want or may be going through. A woman can be her man's best friend with whom he can share his problems and hope to get positive solutions, and we hope we get this from a man as well.

Men and women are looking for a woman who is fun to be with, who can enjoy various leisure activities and share his interests. A relationship need not be serious; it should be an enjoyable experience so that you look forward to build it long term.

 So overall men typically look for this in a woman:

• A trusting partner
• Someone on same mental wavelength
• Fun and enjoyment
• Independent and confident woman
• a friend
• a woman with feminine sensuality
• physical attraction  Women in the other hand look for this in a man:
• ambitious
• reliable
• intelligent
• physical attraction
  
  

Hurt feelings=Social Pain

Social pain is the experience of pain as a result of interpersonal rejection or loss, such as rejection from a social group, bullying, or the loss of a loved one. Research now shows that social pain results from the activation of certain components in physical pain systems. Hurt feelings do resemble physical pain in important regards.
Sometimes we complain about a broken heart, or hurt feelings and other people don't know what you are talking about. They don't know who you feel and cant understand you. People think that when they hear someone say this, they are talking about feelings, not physical pain. Needless to say, when someone tells you that their feelings are hurt, they really have a sort of physical pain. Literally! This happens when there's an increase in cingulate cortex which responds to the emotional aspect of pain
However, by taking pain relievers like Tylenol, you can actually help that pain that you may be going through. Don't exaggerate on the self medicating thing or other things can end up happening to you and your body. Its always best to talk to a doctor just in case because things can always go out of hand and it may become into something more serious.
The next time someone says you've hurt their feelings, just tell them to quit complaining and take a Tylenol! :)
Facts about pain in  general :
1. Pain is not just physical. It is emotional too. Chronic pain affects you emotionally just as much as it affects you physically. It is very stressful and that is why you will feel frustration and anger. Pain can lead to a drastic increase in stress level and conversely, a lot of stress can increase the pain.

2. It is a fact that women feel more pain than men. If you compare a woman’s lifestyle to a man’s, you will see the difference. A woman undergoes so much changes and conditions throughout her lifetime such as menstruation, pregnancy, delivery, migraines, etc. Recent studies have also showed that the pain women experience is more intense than that which men experience. Studies were carried out on animals and it was shown that females needed twice the amount of pain relief given to males.

Nightmare called Alzheimer

I am one of those lucky people that have never had someone important go through the horrible nightmare of Alzheimer. I would think that not knowing who you are or who the people that surround you are must be a nightmare that you just wish you would wake up from.
I like many am in love with the movie The Notebook,the story of how Noah helps Allie the love of his life remember her old life when she is suffering from Alzheimer. So as we saw in the movie, not only does the person who is suffering from this disease the one who suffers, but their families also suffer through it all.
Alzheimer's disease slowly damages, and then destroys, a person’s memory, judgment, reasoning skills, personality, autonomy, and bodily functions. It's a serious and scary condition.
It’s normal to sometimes forget things, but as we age, it often takes longer to learn new skills or remember words, names, or where we left our glasses. Of course, this does not mean an individual has dementia. In fact, scientists have found that healthy older adults perform just as well as their young counterparts on complex and learning tests—if given extra time to complete.
However, there’s a difference between occasional forgetfulness and behavior that may be cause for concern. Not recognizing a familiar face, trouble performing common tasks (such as using the telephone or driving home); or being unable to comprehend or recall recent information are all red flags that need to be checked by a medical professional.
Also known as late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, AD is primarily a disease of the elderly. The first noticeable symptoms can occur as early as age 60.
When AD runs in families, it’s called familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD).
AD sometimes can affect people as young as 30. This type of AD is called early-onset AD. It is rare and affects less than one out of every 1,000 people with AD.
The underlying cause or causes of AD, and specific risk factors, remain unclear. Yet experts believe AD is likely due to a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Lifestyle choices, such as diet, exercise, and staying mentally active like learning new skills, also are factors.
About 5.3 million Americans have AD, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). That number will only climb as the elderly population rises.
AD is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and the fifth leading in Americans age 65 and older. Worldwide, approximately 24 million people have AD.
Like i said, Alzheimers Disease(AD) is something scary and it doesn't only affect the person with it, but everyone that's around him.

Ups and downs with depression

Depression is a serious disorder that many people suffer everyday and everywhere. I've known friends and family members that have gone through this horrible disorder, and let me tell you that its so hard to see the suffer and not be able to help, because although one tries most of the strength must come from the person that's suffering this battle.
It literally becomes an internal battle that you have to defeat, because otherwise it will just take over your life. Luckily, there's treatment for this, like psychotherapy,  antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Some people will recover after they've had any of the treatments, however it will depend on the patient. Some patients suffer from mild to moderate depression, while others suffer from a severe form of depression. The degree to how the treatment will work depends on the severity of the disorder. People who suffer from mild to moderate depression will get better with a placebo or an antidepressant drug and they don't necessarily need the therapy, but for those who suffer from severe depression will get better with the help of the medications and the therapy. With the elecroconvulsive therapy(ECT) there are two side effects, one being memory loss and the other serious drawback would be a high risk of relapsing into another episode of depression within a few months.
In my opinion i believe that therapy is the best treatment to take, although some antidepressant work while some are in fact just placebos. I think its all in our mind when it comes to the placebo drug, if after raking it for a while we believe that its working, that's because our mind is set to think that way, were bringing positivity into our thinking that's why it works.
Overall depression is a major disorder that we have to look out for within the ones we love because it can turn into something dangerous and  sometimes its hard to get out of.

In the video above, the psychologist goes into more explicit detail about what depression is and how it starts to develop in the brain, he names some of the types of symptoms a person can get and what disorders can a person with depression end up getting.