[Blindtlk] chalking everything up to blindness

[Dewey Bradley]

If you train your boddy, get up at the same time to go to work, and go to 
bed at the same time.
But that's really hard to do when you don't have to get up.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at comcast.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] chalking everything up to blindness


> Uh, I've seen this before, and, I think it's bunk.  I don't see light at 
> all; yet, I sleep nights just fine.  Sighted people have weird sleep 
> patterns too.
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!!!
>
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> On May 25, 2010, at 9:31 AM, Robert J Smith wrote:
>
>> Hi all.  I definitely agree that there is a tendency for health
>> professionals to chalk problems up to blindness, but I believe in the 
>> case
>> of sleep irregularities, there is solid evidence that shows that the 
>> brain
>> actually needs to see light to keep its day and night cycles regulated. 
>> As
>> I understand it, when the brain sees light, the production of melatonin
>> which causes a person to sleep is held in check.  When a person is in the
>> dark, then melatonin is produced, causing sleep.  If a person does not 
>> see
>> light at all, to the brain, the person is then in a perpetual night
>> surrounding so melatonin could be produced at inappropriate times causing
>> drowsiness during those times.  Possibly the taking of Melatonin
>> externally, regulates this a little more.
>>
>> Bob Smith
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