1. Rest S By Health Ministries Department General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists N O I T A R B E L E C

2. Celebrating rest CELEBRATIONS®Rest 2

3. Fatigue: A health problem CELEBRATIONS®Rest 3

4. Tired people become inefficient CELEBRATIONS®Rest 4

5. CELEBRATIONS®Rest 5 Involuntary sleep

6. Sleep deprivation CELEBRATIONS®Rest 6

7. Decision making from the frontal lobe CELEBRATIONS®Rest 7

8. Sleep debt CELEBRATIONS®Rest 8

9. Sleep debt can alter metabolic state CELEBRATIONS®Rest 9

10. Sleep deprivation leads to decreased performance CELEBRATIONS®Rest 10

11. How much sleep do we need? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 11

12. Students often study most of the night CELEBRATIONS®Rest 12

13. CELEBRATIONS®Rest 13 Two major types of sleep: Non-rapid eye movement sleep Rapid eye movement sleep

14. Rapid-eye-movement sleep CELEBRATIONS®Rest 14

15. Both types of sleep are necessary CELEBRATIONS®Rest 15

16. Steps to getting to sleep CELEBRATIONS®Rest 16 Learn to value sleep Establish a regular bedtime

17. Exercise every day CELEBRATIONS®Rest 17

18. CELEBRATIONS®Rest 18 Establish regular time for rising and retiring Use a comfortable bed in quiet bedroom

19. CELEBRATIONS®Rest 19 Eat lightly in evening Avoid exciting or depressing TV…soon before bedtime

20. See your personal physician if you suspect a sleep disorder CELEBRATIONS®Rest 20

21. Put your trust in God CELEBRATIONS®Rest 21

22. Winston Churchill CELEBRATIONS®Rest 22

23. Weekly and annual rest CELEBRATIONS®Rest 23

24. Rest instituted by God CELEBRATIONS®Rest 24

25. LIFE APPLICATION QUESTIONS CELEBRATIONS®Rest 25

26. How many times in the last three days have I fallen asleep involuntarily? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 26

27. How many hours of nightly sleep have I had during that same time? Do I need to reassess my sleeping habits? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 27

28. Am I staying up too late at night? What delays my preparation for bed? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 28

29. Do I need to exercise more, or perhaps earlier in the day? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 29

30. Have I had too big a meal in the evening, or eaten too late? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 30

31. Am I worrying about something that is keeping me awake? CELEBRATIONS® Rest 31

32. CELEBRATIONS®Rest 32 Am I choosing to watch too much TV or play too many games?

33. Do I need to see my physician about a sleep disorder, such as sleep apnea? CELEBRATIONS® Rest 33

34. A husband and wife worked late and then went out to dinner with friends. The meal was delicious, but the couple ate too much. CELEBRATIONS®Rest 34

35. Neither slept well when they eventually got to bed. The next evening they arrived home late again and then watched a late- night TV show. CELEBRATIONS®Rest 35

36. The next morning the couple had a heated argument about who should fetch the dry cleaning. Why would they argue about such an inconsequential thing? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 36

37. Were they thinking clearly? How can I prevent something like that from happening to me? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 37

38. How many of the following symptoms have I observed in myself lately? lower productivity short attention span CELEBRATIONS®Rest 38

39. inability to solve complex problems, think clearly, or remember quickly CELEBRATIONS®Rest 39

40. How do I demonstrate that I value my sleep? What choices do I have to make in order to get adequate and restful sleep? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 40

41. Should I choose to get up at the same time on weekends as I do during the week so that I establish good-habit patterns? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 41

42. What arrangements in my bedroom do I have to change to foster better sleep? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 42

43. What arrangements in my bedroom do I have to change to foster better sleep? How can I make a decided choice to put my trust in God and leave my burdens with Him? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 43

44. In what ways do I show that I value the rest that the Sabbath offers? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 44

45. In what ways do I show that I value the rest that the Sabbath offers? Do I use the Sabbath hours to catch up on my sleep debt from a week of bad choices? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 45

46. Or do I enjoy the same type of rest that God took after Creation CELEBRATIONS®Rest 46

47. Or do I enjoy the same type of rest that God took after Creation a rest from work in order to spend time in growing my relationships with God, family, and community? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 47

48. Do I use the full vacation time allotted to me? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 48

49. How can I best use this time in a balanced way to adequately rejuvenate physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 49

50. How can I plan more purposefully to gain the benefits I need to offset the stresses and deficiencies I experience during the rest of the year? CELEBRATIONS®Rest 50

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