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Slumber and sleep.


  • We try to get 8 hours of sleep at night. - 567
  • You need to get plenty of sleep at night. - 568
  • You should go to bed when you are sleepy. - 569
  • Every night I get so tired that I can not keep my eyes open. - 1754
  • Do you ever get so tired that you NEED sleep, but you lay in bed and nothing happens? - 1755
  • Do not let the sun catch you in bed. - 1753
  • Caution: Excessive sleep may cause death. - 1752
  Key words: Sleep, Sleeping, Slumber, Slumbered, Slumbereth, Slumbering, Slumberings, Slumbers  

  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)  

Question: What is sleep?
  Answer: Sleep is a natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body. Regular intervals of sleep are necessary for health. - 119

Question: What happens to the body during sleep?
  Answer: During sleep, there is a decrease in bodily movement. The muscles relax, and the eyes usually close. The pulse is slower, and respiratory movements fewer in number but more profound. - 120

Question: What happens to the mind during sleep?
  Answer: During sleep, consciousness is lost, dreams may occur, and memory is reorganized. - 121

Question: How much sleep is required?
  Answer: The amount and periodicity of sleep in humans vary with age, with infants sleeping frequently for shorter periods, and mature adults sleeping for longer uninterrupted periods. Eight hours of sleep each night is recommended. A short afternoon nap can also be helpful. - 122

Question: What if you get too much sleep?
  Answer: If you are sleeping too much, you will not accomplish much, and will tend to be poor. - 123


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  External related links to the world ...  

National Sleep Foundation
 National Sleep Foundation

 Nonprofit organization supporting public education, sleep-related research, and advocacy related to sleep deprivation, sleep disorders, and excessive sleep.

sleepfoundation.org - 867
American Sleep Disorders Association (www.asda.org)
 American Sleep Disorders Association (www.asda.org)

 SLEEP, the official journal.

academic.oup.com/sleep - 868
Tuck Sleep Health Information and Mattress Reviews
 Tuck Sleep Health Information and Mattress Reviews

tuck.com - 4216


  Words of Wisdom  

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.   Job 33:15-17 


He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.   Psalm 121:3, 4 


I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.   Psalm 132:4, 5 


Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.   Proverbs 6:4 


Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.   Proverbs 6:10, 11 


Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.   Proverbs 24:33, 34 


None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.   Isaiah 5:27-29 


His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.   Isaiah 56:10 


Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.   Nahum 3:18 


While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.   Matthew 25:5 


(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.   Romans 11:8 


And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.   2 Peter 2:3 




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