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The Effect Of Sleep
Sleep causes a fall in blood pressure. The maximum depth occurs about two hours after falling asleep. In sound, untroubled slumber a pressure of 130/80 might dip to 100/70. It once was thought that this drop in pressure was the cause of sleep, the reasoning being that a lower pressure delivers less blood to the brain resulting in mental sluggishness and hence sleep. Now it is known that this blood pressure decline is the result, not the cause, of sleep. As morning approaches, the blood pressure drifts slowly upward as the subject begins the awakening process. Any interference with sound sleep causes the blood pressure to rise.

Effect Of Dreaming
Interestingly enough, dreaming about exercise may evoke a blood pressure response similar to that which would be observed if the individual actually were exercising. A good example is that of a person dreaming he is climbing the Washington Monument. Although sound asleep and involved in no physical activity, except perhaps for involuntary muscular twitches, blood pressure approaches levels that would be “read” if he actually were climbing the monument.

Although in deep sleep with a pressure o£ 100/70, the intrusion of a physically active dream raises the pressure to 180/100, when in real life climbing the monument might bring the reading to 200/104. The old teaching was that a dream is completed in a split second, that an event in reality requiring half an hour can be compressed in a dream into a fraction of a second.

Doctors recently have discovered that this is erroneous. A dream takes about as long to accomplish as the actual physical act would require. A dream involving prolonged exercise or prolonged anxiety has a prolonged effect on blood pressure.

The clinical importance of this observation is only lately being appreciated. If a patient has a known illness or has an incipient illness which is not recognized because he feels well and has not had a physical examination recently, this may explode into a full-blown setback during the blood pressure elevation of a dream. One hears of patients who die in their sleep, or who develop a coronary, stroke, acute breathlessness, or palpitations while sleeping. In the latter group, the patient may be able to tell of an “active” dream, which produced high blood pressure long enough to cause trouble.

By affording relaxation and release from tension, physical fitness may decrease the tendency to “active” dreams and promote greater elasticity of the arteries—or at least retard the inevitable “hardening of the arteries” which happens to almost everyone. There is less need to dream about physical exercise for those who are able to achieve this satisfaction while awake.

The Effects Of Eating
For fifteen to forty-five minutes following a meal, blood pressure normally rises. This response is temporary. A pressure of 130/80 may climb 10 to 30 mm. of mercury by virtue of a full stomach.

Nationality
Nationality makes a difference, too. Chinese, for example, are hypertensive at 125/70, while North Americans can get by at 140/90. The British have significantly higher readings than Egyptians.

The Environment
People in hot climates average lower pressures than inhabitants of cooler locales. In temperate zones where temperature fluctuates, blood pressures are lower in summer and higher in winter. Moving from one climate to another has an effect. If an Egyptian moves to Britain, his blood pressure rises, but not to the same level as the average Briton. And if a Londoner moves to Cairo, his pressure falls, but it still is slightly higher than that of the average Egyptian.

The Posture
Blood pressure is widest when observed in the reclining subject. It closes slightly on sitting, and is narrowest when standing. A pressure of 130/70 while lying down might become 120/80 on standing. This change varies greatly from person to person and is most exaggerated in obese persons.

The Bladder
Curiously enough and for no good reason, the urinary bladder influences blood pressure. Pressure is lowest when the bladder is empty. As the bladder gradually fills, blood pressure rises. Thus a pressure of 130/80 on an empty bladder may reach 160/90 when the bladder is full enough to send messages of “Please empty.” During urination, the blood pressure then precipitously drops back to 130/80. People whose bladders are never quite empty may carry a pressure which is slightly higher. After treatment and with the resumption o£ complete bladder emptying the pressure falls to normal levels.
Sitting on a full bladder is not only uncomfortable but bad for the blood pressure

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Moving used to provide to present two major options: either you used professional movers and moving companies or you moved yourself. However, times have changed. Now there’s a third, and increasingly popular moving option: moving with the use of portable moving and storage containers, sometimes known as pods.

This article explains the pros and cons of all three options, and helps you decide which one best fits your needs. Here is a guide on how to determine what solution is right for you:

The Basic Steps

1. Identify your moving needs.
2. Prioritize your moving needs.
3. Identify your moving resources.
4. Learn the pros and cons of each moving method.
5. Evaluate each moving method.
6. Choose the moving method that’s right for you.
7. Sign your moving contract.

Choosing Your Moving Method Step 1: Identify Your Moving Needs

At first it might seem silly to have to physically “write down” your moving needs. I know that I like to believe I can keep track of everything in my head. However, the physical act of writing down your objectives can help a lot. Some sample needs would include:

* Prioritizing and organizing your move.
* Packing and/or unpacking
* Carrying heavy pieces of furniture.
* Transporting goods across long distances

Choosing Your Moving Method, Step 2: Prioritize your moving needs.

The next phase of choosing what you need is assigning a priority to each of the needs you outlined in Step 1. There’s no need for anything fancy here. If you already know that everything you listed is critical, you can consider this step completed. If not, write down a “C” next to the critical needs and an “S” next to the secondary ones.

Choosing Your Moving Method Step 3: Identify your moving resources.

Moving resources are the assets you have available to assist in your relocation. The basic idea is to list things you can use to meet some of your moving needs from Step 1. Examples might include:

* A relocation budget from your new employer.
* A large group of friends or relatives who might be willing to help.
* Access to a large truck.

You’ll use these to identify which critical needs you still have that aren’t being met.

Choosing Your Moving Method Step 4: Learn the pros and cons of each moving method.

As I mentioned previously, there are 3 primary moving methods you could choose:

• “Full service moving”

- Description: This option uses moving professionals to handle all the loading, transportation, delivery and unloading for your move.

- Pros: This option gives you the highest level of service up to and including packing and unpacking.
- Cons: Service can be expensive. A local move of a studio apartment starts around $800, while a 4 bedroom home moved cross country can easily top $25,000.

- The right answer for: those who have financial means to cover the expense and needs for a full-service solution.

• “You Pack Moving”

- Description: Essentially, this form of moving provides you with a storage container at your present location, which you load with all your furniture and boxes. Then depending on your contract, they will pick up the container and drive it to your new location, where you unload all your possessions.

- Pros: You can save a fair amount on your move because you provide all the labor (although many firms can recommend where you can obtain additional help if you need it). It also provides the convenience of arranging for the transportation for you.

- Cons: This option still requires much of the labor of Do It Yourself Moving, and has many of the expenses of full-service moves.

- The right answer for: those who have the ability to much of the packing, loading and uploading, but don’t want to deal with the hassles of driving a moving rental truck to the new location.

• “Do It Yourself Moving”

- Description: The full DIY process requires you to rent a moving truck, pack and load the truck, drive to the new location, unload and unpack.

- Pros: This is by far the cheapest option for local moves; however, it can quickly grow in expense when mileage charges are taken into account. Be very careful to calculate what the final total will be for long distance moves.

- Cons: Moving is a great deal of work, and this option puts all of the responsibility, as well as the labor, in your hands. Many people underestimate how much work is involved, especially if they have accumulated a large number of possessions over time.

- The right answer for: those who have a small number of light furniture pieces and only a limited number of boxes to move. It also requires that those moving either be in good physical shape or have a large number of volunteers who are (smile here).

Choosing Your Moving Method Step 5: Making the choice and moving forward.

Now is the time to pull it all together. The first objective is to go back to your list of critical moving needs and figuring out which ones can’t be met by your moving resources. Those remaining needs should drive most of your decision. To maximize your savings, use the moving method that meets the most of your critical needs at the lowest cost.

Once you’ve made your decision, it’s time to select your provider, sign the contract, and set up your moving day.

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