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• [1] Laura from ROCKLAND COUNTY October 22, 2007 - 11:02AM

  I can't call in right now but I have a question... I often get migraines during the night, I'm not sure if it's sinus related or not. I've never been able to figure out why. I often feel like I'm a little wiped out the next day... how do the migraines affect my sleep, or my thinking the next day? and any suggestions on the problem?

  
  
• [2] Agwuk from lONG iSLAND October 22, 2007 - 11:07AM

  whats the worst thing that can happen for losing sleep what cna it do it to a persona dn alos please ask is deficits make up possible???????????????????????

  
  
• [3] Erin from Brooklyn October 22, 2007 - 11:10AM

  What is the appropriate time for a 3 year old to go to bed?

  
  
• [4] Robert from NYC October 22, 2007 - 11:12AM

  Well, loss of sleep causes stupidity, take it from me. I've become very stupid since I now sleep only 3 hours a night or less. So I advise one to correct any problem developing in this area as soon as possible: you know, nip it in the bud.

  
  
• [5] eric fluger from jersey city October 22, 2007 - 11:12AM

  do naps help?

  is there a noticable effect when cultures that have traditionally had siestas as a norm start modernizing and abandon them? would we benefit from adopting siestas as a cultural norm?

  
  
• [6] Ron from Upper Eastside October 22, 2007 - 11:14AM

  How does caffeine and energy drinks affect our sleep?

  I always feel more tired later in the week, if I drink a lot of coffee earlier and throughout the week.

  
  
• [7] Carey from Mt. Kisco October 22, 2007 - 11:15AM

  Can we work this into "No Child Left Behind"? My kids - first and third grade - are up later than they should be because they have SO MUCH FREAKING HOMEWORK!!!

  
  
• [8] Dan from Trenton, NJ October 22, 2007 - 11:21AM

  I'm a college senior with sleep problems. I've been running fifty miles a week for a year and a half, but still rarely get more than five hours of sleep. Believe it or not, I sometimes can't sleep even after I run a marathon! How is this possible, and how do I stop it?

  
  
• [9] Ana from Summit, NJ October 22, 2007 - 11:23AM

  What's a parent to do? I have a 16 year old, she can't fall asleep, even if she goes to bed at 10, until 1/2-1 hr later but needs to wake up at 6 am. With all the homework and activities that kids do they don'at have much time to sleep.

  
  
• [10] Agwuk from lONG iSLAND October 22, 2007 - 11:24AM

  Sorry, no child left behind, is off topic.

  
  
• [11] Brookeb from Manhattan October 22, 2007 - 11:27AM

  The guests mentioned melatonin, but what about other natural products? Valerian? Triptophan? Do these have any value for insommnia?

  Thanks

  
  
• [12] MichaelB from UWS of Manhattan October 22, 2007 - 11:30AM

  As to Brian's question why we do this (don't set school start times at bio-appropriate times), why do we wait until H.S. to teach foreign languages, despite the well known fact that young children are much more adapt at learning languages???

  Duh!

  
  
• [13] Robert from NYC October 22, 2007 - 11:30AM

  I remember 20 or so years ago being told not to exercise before sleep because the endorphins (whatever the hell they are, sound like aliens from the planet Endorph) are aroused or stirred up and you no longer feel tired because they cause you to feel good. The Dr would say the best time is about 1 hour after you wake up in the morning.

  
  
• [14] Hannah from Fair Lawn, nj October 22, 2007 - 11:31AM

  I would like the speaker to comment on the relationship between sleep deprivation, obesity and nursing. I am the mother of a 2 month old and clearly sleep deprived, I am also nursing which requires greater caloric intake - how can this affect my health?

  Hannah

  Fair Lawn, nj

  
  
• [15] Carey from Mt. Kisco October 22, 2007 - 11:31AM

  No I'M sorry....If increased homework to meet school testing requirements ultimately affects how much sleep a child can get, then it certainly is within topic.

  
  
• [16] mgduke from hell's kitchen October 22, 2007 - 11:33AM

  brian keeps insisting that "we choose" the behavior, completely discounting everything the guests have said about the controlling circadian rhythms. the reason the kids are "perky" at 10 p.m. is not orneriness or greed to watch "The Daily Show" but their teenage body clocks.

  
  
• [17] tim from tuckahoe ny October 22, 2007 - 04:03PM

  i missed the doctors answer about when is the best time to exercise. Also, how did he treat the question from dan who runs alot but only sleeps 5 hrs a nite? is this detrimental over the long term?