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Fifty-one years ago the nightly news was full of gory, gut-wrenching images from Vietnam. Nevertheless, the prospect of fighting that war or fleeing didn’t keep people up at night the way smartphones do today. The smartphone is apparently worse for sleep than a war. How do pleasant thoughts or fear affect sleep? Adults often read…
The three pillars of good health are diet, exercise, and sleep. Just about everyone knows if you don’t exercise, you affect your cardiovascular system. They also know exercise is also good for your respiratory system. Many people also know a poor diet affects your gastrointestinal system. For example, if you don’t get enough fiber in…
In honor of Valentine’s Day tomorrow, let’s think about staying together. Divorce and breaking up isn’t always the best answer. In your dream your boyfriend was awful. He yelled at you about nothing. You noted how veins were popping out on his forehead, spittle flying out of his mouth. Then, in the dream, he threw…
How to get enough sleep? It’s a skill. Really. It doesn’t just happen. There are two kinds of skills. One kind is hard to teach in simple terms. It can’t be easily simplified down into point-by-point instructions. If you can simplify it, you’re what they call a “superstar teacher.” Writing essays is one of those complex skills. If you…
When someone misses sleep, they don’t think of hormone problems. Perhaps they should. I once knew a man who impressed me. He was stronger, tougher and smarter (in some ways) than me. We’ll call him Alvin. Alvin managed to hold two demanding full-time jobs for several months. For a while, at least, he did it…
The “messenger” sat in the chair slumped over, breathing heavily, exhausted. Though his face was obscured, the way he was dressed reminded one of the Roman god Mercury, the deity of messengers. “Do you know how hard it was to get through to you?” the man said between heaving gasps of air. I shrugged. I didn’t. I had no idea…
It’s a rough morning. You feel sick after a restless night. You’re coughing up phlegm. You feel dizzy and vaguely nauseous. It’s time to go see your doctor, you decide. You call in sick to the office. At the doctor’s office, one of the first things the staff is going to do is take your temperature. They’re also…
Cherish your visions and dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements. — Napoleon Hill. This blog would never be one to throw stones at any of the works in the vein of the Power of Positive Thinking, the Law of Attraction, the Secret, or the Prayer of Jabez. This blog would never denounce any…
When she was compiling her research, the scientist kept hearing one odd story after another from the people she interviewed. One girl spoke of her dead brother visiting her bedside in the hospital. Another elderly man spoke of how his deceased mother patted his hands and comforted him as he faced his terminal diagnosis. She encountered…
Sometimes your subconscious practically hits you over the head when you’re trying to understand your dreams. The interpretation is that easy. In the dream, I was sitting around a table with other people present. We were waiting for a meeting to begin. There was no conversation. Nothing out of the ordinary for a regular business…