HOW TO ACHIEVE A MORE RESTFUL NIGHT’S SLEEP
A good night’s sleep is one of the most important things you can do for your mind and body. One study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research found that the quality of your sleep is much more important than the quantity — that is, if you want to feel rested. And we all want to feel rested. So, what can you do to improve the quality of your sleep and get the rest you need? Listen to your body. This, above all else, is crucial to a good night’s sleep. Your body knows when it’s time for bed. Generally, you want to go to bed when you feel tired, whether that’s at 8 p.m. or 1 a.m. Whenever your body tells you it needs rest, you should make a habit of going to bed then. The more consistent you are, the better your sleep will be. Wake up naturally. Jolting yourself awake with an alarm or radio isn’t doing your brain and body any favors (it can be stressful on the body and even elevate blood pressure, which is not good first thing in the morning).
If you do need an alarm, consider a wake-up light. Wake-up lights mimic the sunrise, slowly brightening the room, waking your body in a natural, gentle way. Kick the screen habit. You’ve heard it before, and you’ll hear it again: Looking at an electronic screen — a TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone — before bed is detrimental to sleep quality. Light from these devices is disruptive to your brain’s suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), which helps regulate your circadian rhythm, and screen time before bed can throw off normal SCN function. Put your excuses for staying up too late to bed. Say no to “one more episode.” And all those emails? They can wait until tomorrow. Not getting enough quality sleep is harmful to your mental and physical health. When you get into the habit of following these three tips, you’ll find yourself feeling rested and refreshed in no time.
Jill Davidsond
Our Hardworking Nurse Before starting at Nixon, Vogelman,
me, and everyone wants it yesterday.” When she’s not working in the office, she’s on call for medical issues that may arise in the office. “But I can do a lot of things from home,” she explains. “Most of it is research and writing. If something comes up and someone has a medical question, needs to talk to a doc, or they need a review, they’ll shoot me an email.” Knowing that Jill is there to support them helps our attorneys greatly. Because Jill understands and speaks the medical language so well, she can get through any medically related paperwork faster than our attorneys. She finds the important information they need, and she can discover if anything is missing as well. Relying on someone so knowledgeable in this field saves our attorneys’ time. When Jill isn’t hard at work in the office, she enjoys sewing, quilting, and baking. “I always bake,” she states fondly. “I always bring something baked into the office when I come in. You can tell I’m here because there’s usually a basket of goodies sitting on the counter.”
Slawsky, and Simoneau, Jill Davidson was working three jobs. At first, she worked per diem, and she was seen in the office only once or twice during the month. Then in 2009, she took a part-time position and has been with us ever since. “I’m still working two other jobs,” Jill admits. “I work as a per diem supervisor at North Region Hospital, and I also work at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.” On the days Jill is with us, she dives right into her work. “I do a lot of things around the office. I review the medical records for
our clients and summarize medical records for all of our cases.” She also helps our attorneys understand the complex medical world they may face while in court. “I do a lot of prep work with attorneys when they have to go to court.”
We at Nixon, Vogelman, Slawsky, and Simoneau are proud to have such a diligent nurse and superb baker working with us.
Jill’s worked as a nurse for 40 years and handles all our medical records, even the staff’s. “I work for everyone here,” she says. “So everyone gets a piece of
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