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Do you think Real Rest is possible in today’s world? This is our topic to explore today. Thank you for coming again. May you learn more about how to find the peaceful rest that is so needed in today’s world. We have a special welcome to you.

2. Have you become tired of being tired?
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Have you become tired of being tired?
Have you become tired of being tired? Are you weary enough of the situation to be prepared to do all you can to change circumstances that are causing the situation?

3. Society does not value importance of rest and sleep
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Society does not value importance of rest and sleep
Unfortunately, we live in a society today that does not value the importance of rest and sleep. Sleep is too often considered to be a waste of time or something that we get to when it suits us.

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Why do we have such a hard time saying goodnight to TV, fun and responsibilities?

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We seem unable to tear ourselves away from the next soapie instalment. In addition, the shops stay open later, the best TV programs seem to be on screen around and after bedtime. Midnight comes closer and closer.” Has the media taken you as its junk captive as well?

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The result is that we are dragging ourselves around during the day. Energy and vitality seem to have quietly gone out of the back door and they have not told us where they have gone to.

7. Real Rest WHY IS SLEEP NECESSARY? Not enough sleep = not enough food
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WHY IS SLEEP NECESSARY?
Not enough sleep = not enough food
Not enough food = weight loss
Losing 1 hour per day = 7 hours sleep debt
Not having enough sleep is much like not having enough food. With not enough food we will lose weight over a period of time. If we don’t have enough sleep (say only 1 hour a day) then we will lose 7 hours a week. That is 7 hours of sleep debt.

8. Real Rest WHY IS SLEEP NECESSARY? 7 hours sleep debt =1 nights sleep
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WHY IS SLEEP NECESSARY?
7 hours sleep debt =1 nights sleep
Research: sleep debt of 3-8 hours will produce noticeable effects on our performance.
Which is the same as losing about one night’s sleep a week. Research shows that having a sleep debt of as little as 3 – 8 hours will produce noticeable effects on our performance.

9. Real Rest What will suffer? Learning and reasoning abilities
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What will suffer?
Learning and reasoning abilities
Safety and efficiency
Communication skills
Relationships
Safety
What will suffer?
Learning and reasoning abilities Safety and efficiency Communication skills Relationships Safety

10. Real Rest What will suffer? General health = immunity and happiness
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What will suffer?
General health = immunity and happiness
Thinking ability and mental efficiency
Lack of focus
Distracted or forget
General health such as the levels of immunity and happiness
It affects our thinking ability and mental efficiency. It can become difficult to focus on a task you are busy with. You keep getting distracted or forget what you are doing or thinking.

11. Real Rest What will suffer?
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What will suffer?
Lack of sleep is as harmful to a driver as is drinking alcohol.
Lack of sleep will leave its effects on your life
Lack of sleep is as harmful to a driver as is drinking alcohol. Whether you like it or not, believe it or not, the lack of sleep will leave it effects on your life.

12. Could it be that you have short changed yourself on sleep?
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What will suffer?
Nothing seems to come together
Many unnecessary silly mistakes?
Day feeling sleepy
You may have days when nothing seems to come together? Or you make many unnecessary silly mistakes? You spend the day feeling sleepy. Could it be that you have short changed yourself on sleep?
Could it be that you have short changed yourself on sleep?

13. BODY CLOCKS AND BIORHYTHMS
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BODY CLOCKS AND BIORHYTHMS
Body has Yearly
Monthly
Weekly and
Daily hormonal biorhythms
Scientists have discovered that the body has yearly, monthly, weekly and daily hormonal biorhythms.

14. BODY CLOCKS AND BIORHYTHMS
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BODY CLOCKS AND BIORHYTHMS
The earth going round the sun once a year sets the yearly cycle. In between are the seasons. Your body makes small very subtle changes between summer and winter.

15. BODY CLOCKS AND BIORHYTHMS
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BODY CLOCKS AND BIORHYTHMS
Moon dictate the monthly cycle
The sun gives us a daily cycle
The phases of the moon dictate the monthly cycle. The sun gives us a daily cycle. But a weekly cycle?
And a weekly cycle?

16. BODY CLOCKS AND BIORHYTHMS
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BODY CLOCKS AND BIORHYTHMS
Moon dictate the monthly cycle
The sun gives us a daily cycle
There is no reason for having a week excepting that God told us in the Bible that He gave us a weekly cycle at creation. He set in us this weekly rhythm that calls us to meet with Him in a special way on the special day. A day to have a date with Him.
And a weekly cycle?

17. WHAT DO THESE BIORHYTHMS DO?
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WHAT DO THESE BIORHYTHMS DO?
Influence behaviour:
Mental,
Physical and
Spiritual
WHAT DO THESE BIORHYTHMS DO?
They influence our mental, physical and spiritual behaviour.

18. WHAT DO THESE BIORHYTHMS DO?
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WHAT DO THESE BIORHYTHMS DO?
Influence behaviour:
Go to sleep
Wake up
Hormone release
Body temperature
Etc.
Our body clock influences when we go to sleep and wake up, when each hormone needs to be released and exactly how much, it helps regulate body temperature and other important bodily functions. You help these clocks by choosing to be regular in your habits.
You help these clocks…

19. Real Rest The pineal gland Most Important Trigger: Light and Dark
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The pineal gland
Most Important Trigger:
Light and Dark
This is where the pineal gland comes into the story. 
 The Pineal gland has a big pea size that lies under the base of the brain. It’s most important trigger is light and dark.

20. Real Rest The pineal gland Most Important Trigger: Light = quiet
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The pineal gland
Most Important Trigger:
Light = quiet
Dark = stimulated
Work simple before bright lights in homes
Hormones produced
It is stimulated by darkness and light quietens it down. Its working was very simple when we didn’t have bright lights to lighten the darkness in our homes at night. Most of us now fill our homes with bright lights right up to the time that we go to bed. This lessens the amount of hormones produced by the pineal gland.

21. Real Rest The pineal gland Produces: 4 Hormones In the dark
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The pineal gland
Produces:
4 Hormones
In the dark
Highest levels just before midnight!
This pineal gland is now shown to produce 4 hormones. Each of these hormones is produced in the DARK and reach their highest levels just BEFORE MIDNIGHT. Their levels drop after midnight. You need to be in bed by 9pm in winter and 10 pm in summer.

22. Real Rest The pineal gland What hormones are these? Mood hormone
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What hormones are these?
Mood hormone
Deep Sleep
Pain Killer
There is a mood hormone which explains why adults and children are not happy when they have not had enough sleep. Another puts you into deep sleep and is a natural pain killer.

23. Staying awake longer will help cure insomnia
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The pineal gland
Myth?
Staying awake longer will help cure insomnia
Some think staying awake longer will help cure insomnia

24. Real Rest The pineal gland Myth?
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Myth?
If you want a deep quality sleep then go to bed early
The quality sleep hours are before midnight
If you want a deep quality sleep then go to bed early. The quality sleep hours are before midnight.

25. Real Rest The pineal gland What hormones are these?
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What hormones are these?
Slows ageing and increases your ability to learn
Wake Early
Do something useful
Special Time with God?
Another hormone slows ageing and increases your ability to learn. Waking early is okay. Get up and do something useful. It can become a very special time with God.

26. Real Rest The pineal gland What hormones are these?
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The pineal gland
What hormones are these?
Melatonin is a hormone that helps to repair and rejuvenate your body
It also sets your sleep wake cycle.
Melatonin is a hormone that helps to repair and rejuvenate your body. It also sets your sleep wake cycle. When our biorhythms are confused we can be troubled by specific healthy problems or diseases.

27. Real Rest Abnormal Biorhythms They are associated with: Obesity
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Abnormal Biorhythms
They are associated with:
Obesity
Diabetes
Depression
Bipolar disorder
Seasonal affective disorder
Abnormal biorhythms have been associated with obesity, diabetes, depression, bipolar disorder and seasonal affective disorder (depression in winter). They fit together like a hand in a glove.

28. Real Rest Abnormal Biorhythms Remember: Light and Darkness
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Abnormal Biorhythms
Remember:
Light and Darkness
Develop predictable lifestyle patterns and help yourself to a better quality life.
Remember, light and darkness are the main triggers in setting your rhythms. Develop predictable lifestyle patterns and help yourself to a better quality life. With light and darkness in a spiritual sense, it works exactly the same. Our connection with God becomes empty or challenged

29. Tomorrow night = Real Balance
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Tomorrow night = Real Balance
Challenge yourself to develop regular lifestyle patterns. You may just surprise yourself with an increased level of well being. Our next presentation is about Real Balance in life.