{"id":73017,"date":"2013-01-27T14:30:36","date_gmt":"2013-01-27T19:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/?p=73017"},"modified":"2013-01-27T11:55:33","modified_gmt":"2013-01-27T16:55:33","slug":"effects-of-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/effects-of-alcohol\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Think A Nightcap Is Going To Help You Get Some Rest After A Long Day Of Parenting – Think Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the Huffington Post<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n

A new review of studies, published in the\u00a0journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, shows that alcohol changes the normal rhythms of sleep by increasing the amount of time people spend in “deep sleep,” but also\u00a0decreasing<\/em>\u00a0the amount of time people spend in REM sleep by disrupting sleep during this stage, which is necessary for memory, concentration and motor skills.<\/p>\n

“In sum, alcohol on the whole is\u00a0not useful for improving a whole night’s sleep,” study researcher Chris Idzikowski, who is the director of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, said in a statement. “Sleep may be deeper to start with, but then becomes disrupted. Additionally, that deeper sleep will probably promote snoring and poorer breathing. So, one shouldn’t expect better sleep with alcohol.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The study shows that alcohol increases the amount of time that people spend in\u00a0the later stages of non-REM sleep, called “slow-wave sleep,” or “deep sleep.” This sounds like it should be good – this is the time when our bodies repair themselves, right? Yes, but apparently if you fall into this “deep sleep” quickly, you are more apt to have disrupted sleep later on in the night. The result – insomnia. A 2011 study<\/a> showed this was especially true for women.<\/p>\n

A friend of mine joked last week that you would be hard-pressed to find a mom blogger who doesn’t mention wine on a regular basis. I have no idea what she’s talking about. Kidding – I totally do. But I have enough on my plate with kids and work and I feel pretty okay about rewarding myself with a nightcap at the end of a long day. Even if it does really screw up my sleep patterns. My two year old screws up my sleep patterns, too – and I won’t be abandoning him any time soon.\u00a0This is the kind of reasoning a pregnant, sleep-deprived brain gives you. And I haven’t had any wine in months. See – damned if you do, damned if you don’t.<\/p>\n

Drink up!<\/p>\n

(photo: Stokkete<\/a>\/ Shutterstock.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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