节能的英语演讲稿

节能的英语演讲稿

关于节能的英语演讲稿篇1

Hello!iwonderwhethereverybodyknowsthemeaningofthesetwowords

of"energy-conservation"and"lowcarbon"?iassumeasamatterofcourse

andknow,does"energy-conservation"savetheenergy?does"lowcarbon

“reducecarbonemission?yes,itisreallysimple,weoftenchatabout

them,but,doyoureallyunderstandthem?havetheyreallytakenrooton

yourbottomofheartdeeply?

Once,theearthmotherleftourrichenergytocauseustobojubilant,

sighedonearthsenergyinexhaustible,inexhaustible,now,thenewest

statisticsindicated,thepetroleumwilldryupafter60years,thecoal

alsomightsupplythehumanitytousefor250years；once,developedfirst,

theenvironmentquestionthesituationwhichneglectedisoftenoccurred,

now,thesustainabledevelopment,wastogetherharmoniouslywiththe

naturethebiggesttopic,notdifficulttosee,theenvironmentquestion

inistakenunceasinglybythepeople,forallthis,theenvironment

questionwasstillstern,theenergyconservationreducedtheplatoon,the

1ow-carbon1ivesimminently,attheCopenhagenclimatecongress,this

affectsthehumandestinythequestionslowlytobeunabletoreachthe

agreementactually,inthelife,isdrivingthegreatdisplacement

automobile,purchasesincludingthefluorineairconditioning,the

refrigerator,includingthephosphoruslaundrypowder,turnsontheair

conditioningthelowtemperaturealsoonesidetobindinthesummerthe

quilt,thedaylightlampisbeinglongallnightclearly,watercockwater

dropsounddayandnightnotrest,theseinfluenceenvironmentphenomenon

commonoccurrence,thisisrebelswithoursposition,americanpresident

Kennedyhassaid：donothavetoaskthecountrycanmakeanyforus,must

askfirstoneselfcanmakecinyforthecountry,thelow-carbonlifeneeds

everybodytoparticipation!

Thelow-carbonlifefirstisonekindoflifemanner,solongaswants,

eachpersonmaybeabletoachieve!theelectricitysaving,savesgasand

oil,thesolarterms,savingwater,thetree-planting,makesuseofwaste,

bystepgenerationofvehicle,theintravenousdrip,inlifeeachaspect,

allmaychoosethelow-carbonlifethemanner,thelow-carbonlifeisalso

representingonekindhealthily,themorenaturalIifestyle.1ittleeats

counter-seasonfood,thegenerationbyworksasseasonfood；littleuses

thedisposableproduct,thegenerationbytheduplicatedthings；little

ridesanoverheadtravelingcrane,littlesitsonetimetheelevator,the

generationridesthebicycle,crawlsthestaircase,whilefallsthe

low-carbonwithdrawal,wewillhaveahealthierbodyandmind.

Webelieved,solongaseverybodyworksasone,participationtogether,

humanitystomorrowcertainlywillbeabletobehappier!schoolmates,today,

youi'low-caibri.

关于节能的英语演讲稿M2

Lowcarbonlifeisaveryenvironmentalprotectionandcivi1ization.

mvunderstandingisthatoflowcarbonindailylifefromyourself,from

smallstart,minimizeeverypossiblecost.ofcourse,lowcarbonismain

orreferstoreducecarbondioxideemissions.

Actually,lowcarbon1ifcfromeveryoneveryclose,aslongaspaymore

attentiontosomeofthedetails,lifecanhavetoreduceenergyconsumption

role,mylifeinsonelowcarbonsmalldoohickeyofwater-savingaspects

isaimsat.productiontapwaterandwastewatertreatmentaretoa

significantamountofenergy,so,waterisenergysaving.

Forexample；watermaybeusedforwashingafacewashthefeetofwater,

washclothescanbeusedtorinsedishcloth,cleanthefloor,thenthese

wastewatercanagaintoflushthetoilet；waterafterwashingvegetable

canbeusedtowatertheflowers,dontlookdownuponthesewaterreuse,

accumulated,onlya3homecansaveatonpermonthabovewater.

Inaddition,ifmonthlywashclothes,soonceperwashercansave

electricity,alsosavespowerofthecoal,alsowillreducecarbon

emissions,ifallthefamilycandomonthlybyhandtowashclothes,reduce

theemissionsofcarbondioxideonceis68.4tons,canachievethisfigure

isverysurprising,meanwhile,butusewashingmachinewhileholdingwith

clothestowashwashingmachinealsocancauseunnecessarywaste.

Soforusstudentshavemorewaysenergy-saving

Paper,savepaper;usedouble-sided

Neednotdisposablechopsticksanddisposablelunchbox；

Neednotdisposablebags；

Reducefoodwaste；

Thelightson,convenientlymindfaucet.

Ourearthneedsweworktogethertolove,letusstartfromaround

things,cherishresources,reducetheenergyccnsumptionandmakeourlife

morebeautiful.

关于节能的英语演讲稿篇3

Goodmorningeverybody!mynameisdubin.itsmyhonortospeakhere,

todayidliketotalksomethingaboutenergyconservationandemission

reduction!andiamverygladtosharemyideaonthistopicwithyou.there

arethreepartsinmypresentation,anditwilllastabout10minutes,please

befreetoaskifyouhaveanyquestion.

So,firstofall,iJdliketoshowyouthecurrentsituationofenergy

using,energyconservationandemissionreductionmeanstosaveenergyand

reduceharmfulgasemission,withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,

ourlifehasbecomemoreandmorecolorful,however,itisalsoassociated

withhugeenergyccnsumption.

Hereisapicture,itshowsthatwiththecontinuousdevelopmentof

humansociety,ourconsumptionofenergyismoreandmorehuge,asweknow,

nowadays,ourmainsourceofenergyisnon-renewableresource,itsstorage

capacityisveryliirited,andmostofthemhavebeenused,andstillbeing

consumedveryquickly.

Hereisabarchart,fromwhichwecanbeawareoftheimportanceand

urgencyofenergysavinginaddition,therearesomepictureaboutthe

greenhouseeffect,becauseakirgeamountofgreenhousegasemission,

globaltemperaturesarerising.itgivecausetotheriseofsealevel,and

naturaldisastersisfrequent"*..

Now,let*sturntothesecondpart,whyisenergysavingsoimportant?1n

ordertolettheworldbestillbeautiful,weneedtodosomething.for

onething,energyconservationandemissionreductionwillslowdownthe

energyconsumption,andsavetheresources；foranother,wearealso

protectingtheenvironmentatthesametime.itcanreducegreenhousegas

andotherharmfulgasemission,accordingtothesurvey,inourcountry,

coalaccountedfor80%oftotalelectricity,butcoalwillproducelarge

amountsofgreenhousegases.

So,themostimportantpartiscoming,inourdailylife,howcanwesave

energy?therearemanyways,suchas：turnoffthelightswhenyouneedn,

t,drivelessandwalkmore,savepa-pe-r,plantmoretrees.

Guys,inordertoletthegrassbecomegreener,theskybecomebluer,

theenvironmentbecomecleaner,fromnowon,wemustlearntodoeverything

wecantosaveenergy,comeon!ok,thisal1.thanksforyourlistening!

关于节能的英语演讲稿篇4

nowadaysmoreandmoreyoungpeopleprefertofollowthefashion.the

wordfashionisgenerallyusedtomeanstyleinclothing,theymakepeople

liaiidsomeandcool,also,fashioncanbesomethingslraiigc.fxomthatwe

canbedifferentfromothers,butallofthesecanchangefromtimetotime.

andvaluablepersonalqualitiesandcharactersneverchange,soithink

theyarethetruefcishions.

helpfulandwarn-heartedisakindoffashionbecausenoteveryonecan

belikethat,ifyouarenotwillingtohelpethers,itisdifficultfor

youtogetalongwe11withothers,ifyoucanalwayshavealotoffriends,

youarefashionable.

loveisalwaysimportantintheworld,manypeoplearoundtheworld

needcareandlove,ifyoucanshowyoulovetothepeopleinneed,you

arefashionable.

toprotecttheenvironmentisfashion.ifyoudontusetheplasticbags

anddosomethingtoprotectourearth,youarefashionable.

soletsformgcodpersonalqualities,letsfollowthefashion.

关于节能的英语演讲稿篇5

Newspapersinrecentdays,hasbeenpublishedreportsofhazeweather,

thereisamarkedintodaywsnewspaper,rrecentlyairqualitywillnot

significantlyimprove"headline.Airqualityisreallybad,saidonthe

radiointheschoolhastheheavypollution,demandsthatwedon,rtdosports

ontheplayground,inthedirtyairmovement,feelinghimselfavacuum

cleaner.

Thesedaystheweatherisgettingwarm,butthatthefogstill

lingering.FromtheWindowsoverlookingthedistantplace,orapiece

ofconfusion,nearLhccoineroftheskyseemstohavesomebelLcr,show

alittlebitofblue,butstillwithgrey.GrandmaandTgooutforawalk,

whenpeoplefeellikequiltinahugeglass,breathingisverydifficult

andgasabsorptionintohismouthandadisgustingsmellofpowder.

Thefogandhaze,why?Wedowrong?Isthistheskyforourpunishment?

关于节能的英语演讲稿篇6

Dearteachersandstudents

helloeveryone!

Inordertoensurethesafetyandstabilityoftheschool,prevent

variousaccidentsardcreateagoodsafetyenvironmentfortheconstruction

ofa"safecampus",Iusedtoday'sspeechtimeunderthenationalflagto

carryoutwintersafetyeducationforallthestudentsoftheschool,and

talkedwiththestudentsonhowtopreventfiresafetyinwinter.Itis

hopedthatstudentswillnotonlypopularizesafetyknowledge,butalso

enhancesafetyawarenessthroughsuchsafetyeducationactivities.

1.Fireisafriendofmankind.Itbringslightandwarmthtopeople,

humancivilizationandsocialprogress.However,ifthefireisoutof

controlandbecomesafire,itwillcausehugelossestopeople'slives

andproperty.Studentsshouldfullyunderstandtheharmandpossible

seriousconsequencesofplayingwithfire,andresolutelyrefrainfrom

playingwithfireatanytime.Studentsshouldurgeandremindeachother.

2.Studentsshouldtakegoodcareofthefire-fightingfacilitiesin

theteachingbuildinganddormitorybuiIding,andprotectallkindsof

elcclricalswitches,powerlines,firehydrantsandfireextinguishersin

thecampus.

3.Beespeciallycarefulwithfire.Donotplaceinflammablesand

explosivesnearthefiresource.Incaseofairleakage,quicklyclosethe

valveandopenthewindowatthesametime.Donottouchelectricalswitches

oruseopenflamestoavoidexplosion.4.Indailylife,incaseoffire,

youshoulddial"119"tocallthepolicequickly.Whensmokecomesout,

youshouldcoveryourmouthwithwetclothesandescapeneartheground.

Neverbegreedyformoney,becauselifecomesfirst.

5.Payattentiontothe'circulation'ofindoorairinwinter,

especiallywhenheatingandbathing,openwindowsforventilationto

preventgasandcarbonmonoxidepoisoning.Thelessonsofhistoryareheavy.

Scifetyfirstisthemostfundamentalguaranteeoffamilyhappiness.

Improveyourabilitytopreventandprotectyourselfanytime,anywhere,

andconnectyouandmesafely!Let'sworktogethertomakeourlifeshine,

sharesafesunshine,enjoysafehappiness,andworktogethertocreatea

harmonious,healthyandlivelycampusatmosphere!

Thcinkyou!

关于节能的英语演讲稿篇7

Inrecentyears,collegestudentsfinditincreasinglydifficultto

getajob.Itsoundsstrangesinceyoungcollegestudentsareusually

intelligent,well-educatedphenomenon,aspirantandeagertobringtheir

talentintofullplay.Thenwhatunderliesthestrangephenomenon?high.

Al1Lhcywaularc"good"jobswhichcouldoffergcx)dsalary,coiiifortable

workingconditions,highsocialstatusamongothers.Consequently,most

collegestudentsareunwillingtoacceptvacantjobstheyconsidernot

“good"enough.Anotherreasonisthatthereisabiggapbetweenthe

majorssomestudentsstudyinschoolandthedemandsofvacantjobs.So

companiesthinksomestudentsarenotfitforthejobs.

Solutiontotheproblemrequireseffortsonboththesocietyandthe

students.Thecompaniesshouldvaluethestudents,talentandknowledge

whilethelattershouldnotmerelyaimatmaterialgains.Theyshouldbe

down-to-earthinbuildinguptheircareer.Furthermore,theyshouldface

theirweakpointssoastoimprovethemselvesandbomorecompetent.

关于节能的英语演讲稿篇8

WhatIdliketodotodayistalkaboutoneofmyfavoritesubjects,

andthatistheneuroscienceofsleep.

Now,thereisasound—(Alarmclock)-aah,itworked-asound

thatisdesperately,desperatelyfami1iartomostofus,andofcourseits

thesoundofthealarmclock.Andwhatthattrulyghastly,awfulsounddoes

isstopthesingleirostimportantbehavioralexperiencethatwehave,and

thatssleep.Ifyoureanaveragesortofperson,36percentofyourlife

willbespentasleep,whichmeansthatifyou1iveto90,then32years

willhavebeenspententirelyasleep.

Nowwhatthat32yearsistellingusisthatsleepatsomelevelis

important.Andyet,formostofus,wedontgivesleepasecondthought.

WeIhiowilaway.WcreallyjusldouLLhinkaboutsleep.AndsowhaLId

liketodotodayischangeyourviews,changeyourideasandyourthoughts

aboutsleep.AndthejourneythatIwanttotakeyouon,weneedtostart

bvgoingbackintime.

Enjoythehoney-heavydewofslumber.Anyideaswhosaidthat?

ShakespearesJuliusCaesar.Yes,letmegiveyouafewmorequotes.0sleep,

0gentlesleep,naturessoftnurse,howhaveIfrightedthee?Shakespeare

again,from-Iwontsayit-theScottishplay.[Correction：HenryIV,

Part2](Laughter)Fromthesametime：Sleepisthegoldenchainthatties

healthandourbodiestogether.Extremelyprophetic,byThomasDekker,

anotherElizabethandramatist.

Butifwejumpforward400years,thetoneaboutsleepchangessomewhat.

ThisisfromThomasEdison,fromthebeginningofthe20thcentury.Sleep

isacriminalwasteoftimeandaheritagefromourcavedays.Bang.

(Laughter)Andifwealsojumpintothe1980s,someofyoumayremember

thatMargaretThatcherwasreportedtohavesaid,Sleepisforwimps.And

ofcoursetheinfamous-whatwashisname?-theinfamousGordonGekko

fromWallStreetsaid.Moneyneversleeps.

Whatdowedointhe20thcenturyaboutsleep?Well,ofcourse,weuse

ThomasEdisonslightbulbtoinvadethenight,andweoccupiedthedark,

andintheprocessofthisoccupation,wevetreatedsleepasanillness,

almost.Wevetreateditasanenemy.Atmostrow,Isuppose,wetolerate

theneedforsleep,andatworstperhapsmanyofusthinkofsleepasan

i1blessllialneedssomesoilofacure.AndOLrignoiaiiccaboutsleepis

reallyquiteprofound.

Whyisit?Whydoweabandonsleepinourthoughts?Well,itsbecause

YOUdontdoanythingmuchwhilevoureasleep,itseems.Youdonteat.You

dontdrink.Andyoudonthavesex.Well,mostofusanyway.Andsotherefore

its-Sorry.Itsacompletewasteoftime,right?Wrong.Actually,sleep

isanincrediblyimportantpartofourbiology,andneuroscientistsare

beginningtoexplainwhyitssoveryimportant.Soletsmovetothebrain.

Now,herewehaveabrain.Thisisdonatedbyasocialscientist,and

theysaidtheydidntknowwhatitwas,orindeedhowtouseit,so-

(Laughter)Sorry.SoIborrowedit.Idontthinktheynoticed.Okay.

(Laughter)

ThepointImtryingtomakeisthcitwhenyoureasleep,thisthingdoesnt

shutdown.Infact,someareasofthebrainareactuallymoreactiveduring

thesleepstatethanduringthewakestate.Theotherthingthatsreally

importantaboutsleepisthatitdoesntarisefromasinglestructurewithin

thebrain,butistosomeextentanetworkproperty,andifweflipthe

brainonitsback—Ilovethislittlebitofspinalcordhere-this

bithereisthehypothalamus,andrightunderthereisawholeraftof

interestingstructures,notleastthebiologicalclock.Thebiological

clocktellsuswhenitsgoodtobeup,whenitsgoodtobeasleep,andwhat

thcitstructuredoesisinteractwithawholeraftofotherareaswithin

thehypothalamus,thelateralhypothalamus,theventrolateralpreoptic

nuclei.Al1ofLhosecombine,andihcyscudprojectionsdowntoLhcbrain

stemhere.Thebrainstemthenprojectsforwardandbathesthecortex,this

wonderfullywrinklybitoverhere,withneurotransmittersthatkeepus

awakeandessentiallyprovideuswithourconsciousness.Sosleeparises

fromawholeraftofdifferentinteractionswithinthebrain,and

essentially,sleepisturnedonandoffasaresultofarangeof

Okay.Sowherehavewegotto?Wovesaidthatsleepiscomplicatedand

ittakes32yearsofourlife.ButwhatIhaventexplainediswhatsleep

isabout.Sowhydowesleep?Anditwontsurpriseanyofyouthat,ofcourse,

thescientists,wedonthaveaconsensus.Therearedozensofdifferent

ideasaboutwhywesloop,andImgoingtoou:linothreeofthose.

Thefirstissortoftherestorationidea,anditssomewhatintuitive.

Essentially,allthestuffweveburnedupduringtheday,werestore,we

replace,werebuildduringthenight.Andindeed,asanexplanation,it

goesbacktoAristotle,sothats,what,2,300yearsago.Itsgoneinand

outoffashion.Itsfashionableatthemomentbecausewhatsbeenshownis

thatwithinthebrain,awholeraftofgeneshavebeenshowntobeturned

ononlyduringsleep,andthosegenesareeissociatedwithrestorationand

metabolicpathways.Sotheresgoodevidenceforthewholerestoration

hypothesis.

Whataboutenergyconservation?Again,perhapsintuitive.You

essentiallysleeptosavecalories.Now,whenyoudothesums,though,it

doesntreallypanout.Ifyoucompareanindividualwhohassleptatnight,

orstayedawakeandliasnlmovedverymuch,Lheeiicigysavingofsleeping

isabout110caloriesanight.Now,thatstheequivalentofahotdogbun.

Now,Iwouldsaythatahotdogbuniskindofameagerreturnforsuch

acomplicatedanddemandingbehciviorassleep.SoImlessconvincedbythe

energyconservationidea.

ButthethirdideaImquiteattractedto,whichisbrainprocessing

andmemoryconsolidation.Whatweknowisthat,ifafteryouvctriedto

learnatask,andyousleep-depriveindividuals,theabilitytolearnthat

taskissmashed.Itsreallyhugelyattenuated.Sosleepandmemory

consolidationisalsoveryimportant.However,itsnotjustthelayingdown

ofmemoryandrecallingit.Whatsturnedouttcbereallyexcitingisthat

ourabilitytocomeupwithnovelsolutionstocomplexproblemsishugely

enhancedbyanightofsleep.Infact,itsbeenestimatedtogiveusa

threefoldadvantage.Sleepingatnightenhancesourcreativity.Andwhat

seemstobegoingonisthat,inthebrain,thoseneuralconnectionsthat

areimportant,thosesynapticconnectionsthatareimportant,are1inked

andstrengthened,whilethosethatarelessimportanttendtofadeaway

andbelessimportant.

Okay.Sowevehadthreeexplanationsforwhywemightsleep,andIthink

theimportantthingtorealizeisthatthedetailswillvary,andits

probablewesleepformultipledifferentreasons.Butsleepisnotan

indulgence.Itsnotsomesortofthingthatwecantakeonboardrather

casually.Ithinkthatsleepwasoncelikenedtoanupgradefromeconomy

Lobusinessclass,youknow,LhccquiavlciiLof.IIsnotevenanupgrade

fromeconomytofirstclass.Thecriticalthingtorealizeisthatifyou

dontsleep,youdontfly.Essentially,your.evergetthere,andwhats

extraordinaryaboutmuchofoursocietythesedaysisthatweare

desperatelysleep-ceprived.

Soletsnowlookatsleepdeprivation.Hugesectorsofsocietyare

sleep-deprived,andletslookatoursleep-o-mctcr.Sointhe1950s,good

datasuggeststhatmostofusweregettingaroundabouteighthoursofsleep

anight.Nowadays,wesleeponeandahalftotwohourslesseverynight,

sowereinthesix-and-a-half-hours-every-nightleague.Forteenagers,its

worse,muchworse.Theyneedninehoursforfullbrainperformance,and

manyofthem,onaschoolnight,areonlygettingfivehoursofsleep.Its

simplynotenough.Ifwethinkaboutothersectorsofsociety,theaged,

ifyouareaged,thenyourabilitytosleepinasingleblockissomewhat

disrupted,andmanysleep,again,lessthanfivehoursanight.Shiftwork.

Shiftworkisextraordinary,perhaps20percentoftheworkingpopulation,

andthebodyclockdoesnotshifttothedemandsofworkingatnight.Its

lockedontothesamelight-darkcycleastherestofus.Sowhenthepoor

oldshiftworkerisgoinghometotryandsleepduringtheday,desperately

tired,thebodyclockissaying,Wakeup.Thisisthetimetobeawake.

Sothequalityofsleepthatyougetasanightshiftworkerisusually

verypoor,againinthatsortoffive-hourregion.Andthen,ofcourse,

tensofmillionsofpeoplesufferfromjetlag.Sowhoherehasjetlag?

Wcl1,mygoodnessgracious.We11,thankyouverymuchindeedfox-notPalling

asleep,becausethatswhatyourbrainiscraving.

Oneofthethingsthatthebraindoesisindulgeinmicro-sleeps,this

involuntaryfallingasleep,andyouhaveessentiallynocontroloverit.

Now,micro-sleepscanbesortofsomewhatembarrassing,buttheycanalso

bedeadly.Itsbeenestimatedthat31percentofdriverswi11fallasleep

atthewheelatleastonceintheirlife,andintheU.S.,thestatistics

areprettygood：100,000accidentsonthefreewayhavebeenassociatedwith

tiredness,lossofvigilance,andfallingasleep.Ahundredthousandayear.

Itsextraordinary.Atanotherlevelofterrcr,wedipintothetragic

accidentsatChernobylandindeedthespaceshuttleChallenger,whichwas

sotragicallylost.Andintheinvestigationsthatfollowedthosedisasters,

poorjudgmentasaresultofextendedshiftworkandlossofvigilanceand

tirednesswasattributedtoabigchunkofthosedisasters.

Sowhenyouretired,andyoulacksleep,youhavepoormemory,youhave

poorcreativity,youhaveincreasedimpulsiveness,andyouhaveoveral1

poorjudgment.Butmyfriends,itssomuchworsethanthat.

(Lciughter)

Ifyouareatiredbrain,thebrainiscravingthingstowakeitup.

Sodrugs,stimulants.Caffeinerepresentsthestimulantofchoiceacross

muchoftheWesternworld.Muchofthedayisfueledbycaffeine,andif

youreareallynaughtytiredbrain,nicotine.Andofcourse,yourefueling

thewakingstatewiththesestimulants,andthenofcourseitgetsto11

oclockalnighL,andLhebrainsaysLoiIself,Ah,wellactually,Ineed

tobeasleepfairlyshortly.WhatdowedoaboutthatwhenImfeeling

completelywired?Well,ofcourse,youthenresorttoalcohol.Nowalcohol,

short-term,youknow,onceortwice,tousetomildlysedateyou,canbe

veryuseful.Itcanactuallyeasethesleeptransition.Butwhatyoumust

besoawai'eofisthatalcoholdoesntprovidesleep,abiologicalmimic

forsleep.Itsedatesyou.Soitactuallyharmssomeoftheneural

proccessingthatsgoingonduringmemoryconsolidationandmemoryrecall.

Soitsashort-termacutemeasure,butforgoodnesssake,dontbecome

addictedtoalcoholasawayofgettingtosleepeverynight.

Anotherconnectionbetweenlossofsloopisweightgain.Ifyousloop

aroundaboutfivehoursorlesseverynight,thenyouhavea50percent

likelihoodofbeingobese.Whatstheconnectionhere?Well,sleeploss

seemstogiverisetothereleaseofthehormoneghrelin,thehungerhormone.

Ghrelinisreleased.Itgetstothebrain.Thebrainsays,Ineed

carbohydrates,andwhatitdoesisseekoutcarbohydratesandparticularly

sugars.Sotheresalinkbetweentirednessandthemetabolicpredisposition

forweightgain.

Stress.Tiredpeoplearemassivelystressed.Andoneofthethingsof

stress,ofcourse,islossofmemory,whichiswhatIsortofjustthen

hadalittlelapseof.Butstressissomuchmore.Soifyoureacutely

stressed,notagreatproblem,butitssustainedstressassociatedwith

sleeplossthatstheproblem.Sosustainedstressleadstosuppressed

iinmuiiily,andsoLiredpeoplelendLohavehigherralesofoverallinfeeLion,

andtheressomeverygoodstudiesshowingthatshiftworkers,forexample,

havehigherratesofcancer.Increasedlevelsofstressthrowglucoseinto

thecirculation.Glucosebecomesadominantpartofthevasculatureand

essentiallyyoubecomeglucoseintolerant.Therefore,diabetes2.Stress

increasescardiovasculardiseaseasaresultofraisingbloodpressure.

Sotheresawholeraftofthingsassociatedwithsleeplossthataremore

thanjustamildlyimpairedbrain,whichiswhereIthinkmostpeoplethink

thatsleeplossresides.

Soatthispointinthetalk,thisisanicetimetothink,well,do

youthinkonthewholeImgettingenoughsleep?Soaquickshowofhands.

Whofeelsthattheyregettingenoughsleephere?Oh.Well,thatspretty

impressive.Good.Welltalkmoreaboutthatlater,aboutwhatareyourtips.

Somostofus,ofcourse,askthequestion.Well,howdoIknowwhether

Imgettingenoughsleep?Well,itsnotrocketscience.Ifyouneedanalarm

clocktogetyououtofbedinthemorning,ifyouaretakingalongtime

to