Because learning about your brain and sleep can be fun . . .
Batman has superpowers. Yes, he does. His power is his mind. Also, he has all of those gadgets on his utility belt. Those gadgets are the equivalent of superpowers. He can also travel around Gotham using cables and ropes. Can you do that? You can’t. Add to that the fact that he’s a billionaire, and…
Here are 5 different techniques to use to regain control of your thoughts. Learn and remember to use at least a couple of them to use when your thoughts seem out of control. Having the same thoughts repeat in your mind isn’t always useful. If you need to remember to do something, maybe. Even then,…
I slept like a baby. Saying that may or may not inspire an image in the listener’s mind of someone who slept well. Practically every parent has had the experience of trying to soothe a colicky baby all night at least once. However, babies sometimes sleep through all kinds of things. It’s a mixed metaphor.…
They say variety is the spice of life. Maybe they should say the same thing about playing. Being playful brings all kinds of good things our way. It’s a disposition, an indirect root cause. Sometimes it’s not seen that way because sometimes playfulness can be confused with silliness or foolishness. They can look the same…
An area that intrigued me when I started writing this blog was the spiritual side of sleep. It seemed to be the health dimension nobody else was writing or thinking about. The spirit is one dimension of health, along with emotional, environmental, intellectual, occupational, physical, and social. This means that as the other health dimensions…
Meditation has become a big business as part of the increased attention paid to the idea of wellness. Venture capitalists are investing millions in it. When they put so much money into it, they hope to make a lot back. Meditation has been studied to treat high blood pressure, stress, pain, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis,…
People come up with all kinds of health advice. Some of it’s very good, very perceptive. Some of it is terrible. One of the stupidest bits of advice I’ve come across recently is that you should do calisthenics and other exercises in bed. It’s not repeated in just one place. It’s repeated in many places…
You can get in trouble when you treat relationships as tools. You can also have problems when you treat tools as relationships. Your body, however, falls into a grey area. You need to treat it both as a tool and a valuable relationship. This can be tricky and hard to do. If you manage this,…
Many have found grounding (also called “earthing”) to accelerate healing and speed recovery while sleeping. How about you? If you haven’t had much in the way of results, here are some things to try. Grounding (also known as earthing) can sound, at first, like a bunch of hokum. When proponents talk about how it works,…
After a busy day, listening to sleeping sounds with a pair of sleep headphones as you drift off to Dreamland can be like going on a vacation. Maybe it’s the best kind of vacation. There are no crowds or airport security at the airport. There’s no lost luggage. There are no lines to wait in…
The Centers for Disease Control has a great article about what to do if you’re sick with COVID-19. It has another one, too, about caring for someone at home who has COVID-19. These instructions are pertinent for a wide group of people. For others with preexisting conditions, they don’t cover the whole existing dilemma. Think…
Heck yes! You CAN Sanitize With Sunshine. Some people don’t have a bedroom so much as they have a lair where sunlight is never allowed. It’s true. They’ve got a place where they crash at night that’s positively subterranean. During the day, they keep the blinds closed, the drapes drawn, and the window shut. The…
Sleeping well, managing stress, and good nutrition help someone stay healthy and avoid disease. There has been plenty written and said about ways to avoid spreading and contracting the coronavirus. Cited are usually general steps, the things you’re told to do to combat any illness. Commonly mentioned are hand washing, covering coughs, being careful when…