SLEEP AND DIGESTION

Sleep and Digestion

The sleep quality and prevalence of sleep disorders in adolescents

Sleep has a key role in the development of adolescents. Sleep is effective not only in physical growth, but also in behavior, emotion, cognition, attention, and school performance of adolescents. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the quality of sleep and the prevalence of sleep disorders in adolescents of Gonabad city. The statistical sample consisted of 1153 adolescents study...

Music therapy and sleep cycle

Sleep is a basic behavior in humans. There are some research reports on the cyclical patterns of different types of sleep and their relationship to breathing, heart rate, brain waves, and other physical function. More recently, scientific research has begun to show how music therapy interacts with relaxation and sleep cycle. This research is focusing on the following hypotheses: 1. Music could ...

Protein Digestion and Absorption

About three-quarters of a century ago, Santayana wrote, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." This somber dictum is splendidly illustrated by the history of the study of protein digestion and absorption over the same three-quarters of a century (12,13). This chapter begins with a summary of this history, since it provides a deeper understanding of the principles invol...

Music therapy and sleep cycle

Sleep is a basic behavior in humans. There are some research reports on the cyclical patterns of different types of sleep and their relationship to breathing, heart rate, brain waves, and other physical function. More recently, scientific research has begun to show how music therapy interacts with relaxation and sleep cycle. This research is focusing on the following hypotheses: 1. Music could ...