Because learning about your brain and sleep can be fun . . .
It’s 2 a.m. You don’t have to be up until 6:30 a.m. That’s four long hours away plus 30 minutes more. If this goes on for the whole time, what, are you supposed to do with yourself until then? This sucks! You’re irritated! You may or may not be able to get some sleep later…
Perfect is the enemy of “done.” Learn to say está bien and mean it! On June 13th, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke didn’t allow a single Washington National player to reach base—until the seventh inning. If he had kept every opposing player off the bases until the end of the ninth inning, it would have…
Also sold as “diphenhydramine,” this allergy medicine is used by many to help them fall asleep. Life happens. The usual way of ensuring you get a good night’s rest should be to be active during the day, get some exposure to the sun, avoid drinking too much coffee too close to bedtime, and be relaxed.…
People are always struggling to quit something, start something, or stop something. They even struggle to stop struggling, to relax. The circadian rhythm is part of the struggle. Also known as the wake/rest cycle, men and women struggle to wake up and struggle to go to sleep. You can’t fight—or struggle well—if you don’t recharge. At…
It’s important to come to terms with hearing voices. While there is a stigma in our society associated with them, it’s a common experience for many people.
Sometimes you’ve got to wonder what your dreams are telling you, especially concerning your health. Health warnings in dreams can be confusing—though taking them seriously can save your life. It’s easy to go on the Internet and type in a query, and people do every day. When it comes to getting definitive answers about what…
Travel can be an amazing amount of fun. There’s the opportunity to try new food, see new sights, meet new friends, and make lifelong memories. Many people have world travel on their bucket list. Travel is a goal for them. But, oh, that desynchronosis! Desynchronosis, the bane of travelers between time zones everywhere, is also…
Maybe you have very bad vision and are worried about it getting worse. Maybe you’re involved in optics for some reason If not, a concern about the effects of blue light (also known as High Energy Visible or HEV light) on the eyes and skin may seem offbeat. Even overblown. Nobody can see blue light.…
A study of one allows you to see whether a given change improves health or life. A lot of things can be studied by you studying one individual, you. Two good areas are a change in diet or effects relating to a new exercise program. Studying yourself or doing a study of one is different…
Sometimes doing an action can take the place of taking a certain medication. Positive morning affirmations can work like an antidepressant. Grounding can decrease inflammation. Chiropractors routinely prescribe exercise routines to relieve pain. Some doctors have said, “If exercise were a drug, I’d give everyone a prescription.” Sometimes what you’re doing is making a drug…
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. The effect of screens on sleep Adults often read and tell…
Meet the glymphatic system. It might be the most obscure system in the human body. By way of introduction, let’s remember that the three pillars of good health are diet, exercise, and sleep. Everyone knows that if you don’t exercise or move around, you affect your cardiovascular system. They also know exercise is also good…
Remember back to the last time you had a great night of sleep. What did you do then? That would make a great starting point in finding a regular course of bedtime rituals. When you find the most successful bedtime rituals for yourself you’ll have a starting point to find the best rules for you to live by.