Waking up at Early Morning Make Us Happier

Habit of waking up early is very beneficial for not only physical but also mental health. Research to prove it to the experts. Analysis of the scientists from the University of Toronto Canada concluded, those who get up early in general have better health conditions. People who get up earlier also feel happier life than sleeping late because they are more adaptable to the schedule of daily activities.

According to researchers, they often wake up late and prefers activities at night are more likely to experience a "social jet lag". It is a condition where a person's body clock becomes out of synch with social activities. On the other hand, the "morning people" proved to be more refreshed,  alert, happier and more motivated to face challenges, but also increased immunity.

As published in the journal Emotion, researchers found that most people tend to start leaving "night habits" such as his youth and became a morning routine wake up as they age. Renee Biss, the research leader, said that this discovery proves for the first time that the elderly have increased the feeling of happiness as the habit of getting up that early.

In this study, there were 435 adults aged 17 to 38 years compared with 300 people aged 59 to 79 years. Both groups were asked to fill out questionnaires about the emotional state, health quality and time to favorite activities.

The study results show, before the age of 60 years, most respondents in the category of "morning person". Less than 10 percent of young respondents included in this type. With age, these statistics are subject to change, which is less than seven percent of the population still has a habit of sleeping late.

"What is most interesting that we found was the tendency of respondents aged adults to get up early to have contributed to a better mood than young adults. People also claim to be happier in the morning than the evening, regardless of whether they are young or old. And Our research indicates that the tendency to get up earlier as you age may have emotional benefits. One night may be more susceptible to social jet lag, which means their biological clock out of synch premises social hour, "said Biss, Ph.D student of Department of Psychology, University of Toronto.

Source: Kompas online

Want To Sleep More Comfortable? Try this Colour for Your Bedroom...

Sleep quality can be obtained from the look of the room a comfortable and soothing. Color plays an important room is to create an impression of the owner of the room.

Indriati Yosephin interior designers say, a comfortable color for the bedroom is usually green. It's no secret, that the color associated with the color of this plant is able to give the impression of calm and natural.


The green color is also believed to give relief, releasing saturation, as well as helping people become more relaxed. That way, a quiet room will support the quality of rest rooms for the owner.


Besides green, neutral color can also help comfort in the bedroom. Cream, for example, will give the impression of natural and memorable classic. While white, beige, and salmon will give the impression of relief and calm in the room. However, that is not too pale, you can combine them with accessories such as bed linen, curtains, furniture as well.


Yosephin said, if you want to look different through colorful game, you can do it by adding white. That way, the result will be smoother and softer, making it suitable for the bedroom.


To eliminate the boredom, you simply play the accent. The colors mentioned above, he said, is suitable for women because the impression feminine room. Meanwhile, a suitable color for a room of men, can be added with the color black. The addition will create an impression of masculine black.


Source: Kompas news

Having carefully Work Space in the Bedroom!

For some people, have a work space in the house is important. That was done because some jobs require completed regardless of time, so when I got home the work continued.

What about you? If you have a work space that blends with the bedroom, it's good deserves careful color choices. Because in one room is used for two activities. So, make sure the atmosphere cozy room made ​​memorable and enjoyable.

Avoid the color is too bright, because it will make it difficult to sleep soundly when the time has come. You better apply the pastel colors, neutral, or warm in walls, ceilings, and furniture in it.

In addition, use of materials also warm on the floor, such as wood or carpet. The use of tile, ceramic, marble, or granite may be convenient to work, but not for the sleeping area. If the material is already installed, you can  to cover part of the floor with carpet.

Note also the use of lights. If the lamp is placed right in the middle of the room, hold the luminescence light with curtains. However, it should be also equipped with stand-up lamp and reading light in the work area

Sleeping Positions Good for Digestion

Everyone is advised to not eat at least 2 hours before bedtime. But if a person had to eat in the period, then the sleeping position to know what is good for digestion.

Food consumed before bedtime should not eat heavy, but enough snacks or light meals only. This is because eating before bedtime can cause problems during sleep and make the people do not rest comfortably.

Even so some specific sleeping position can help prevent heartburn and other sleep disorders in people who are forced to eat close to bedtime, as quoted from the Mayo Clinic, Thursday (22/12/2011), namely:

1. Elevate the head position
Mayo Clinic recommends lifting your head slightly elevated about 6-9 inches (15-22 cm). This condition can be done by inserting an additional cushion to help support the head.

This position uses gravity to reduce pain and discomfort associated with heartburn (discomfort in the abdomen), and to prevent back flow of stomach acid into the esophagus.

2. Leaning left facing
Studies conducted by the Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia found sleeping on your side can prevent discomfort in the stomach at night. If you can not maintain the side sleeping position to the left all night, then try putting extra pillows in the back of the body to prevent the body back and forth.

Also for people with stomach disorders, sleep with the left facing position will make the connection between the stomach and esophagus does not open even though high levels of stomach acid. The results of this study was reported in The Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.