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It has to be a thought that occasionally occurs to every “square” who doesn’t use hallucinogens: I’m no fun. Here I am holding a regular job and fulfilling my responsibilities to my family and society. There they are. Tripping out. They sure look like they’re having a good time getting wasted all of the time.…
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! The bane of travelers everywhere is also known as jet lag.…
Six Basic Questions You Need To Ask When Considering Therapies For Sleep or Other Health Problems. Running for Senate must be tough. Almost winning is surely tougher. After his January loss to Sen. Ted Cruz, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke went to New Mexico and ate “holy dirt.” He brought some back for his family in…
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 on the eyes and skin may seem offbeat. Even overblown. You can’t see blue light, after all. The effects are only visible over time. …
Part 4 of 4 History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Mark Twain Using the Strauss-Howe Generational Theory to attempt to predict anything precisely is an abuse, misuse, and misunderstanding of the concept. It, however, is the kind of a theory that practically invites it. It’s a macroscopic theory. The natural temptation is to apply it to…
Part 3 of 4 Someone who looked to Edgar Cayce as a model would be looking to find his or her own truth within themselves. The 1930s and 1940s when Cayce lived and was at the height of his influence while he was alive presaged the period of spiritual seeking that was the 1960s. This…
Sometimes emergency departments will get patients who are hypothermic. A child will have fallen through ice into a pond during winter. A man will have been found passed out laying on a cold garage floor for hours. A woman will have been sitting in thin clothes better suited for a summer on a frigid night…
Part 2 of 4 Nobody exists in a vacuum. Everybody is influenced by the society they grow up in. Edgar Cayce can be thought of as a Western version of an Eastern yogi. As a Westerner, it’s natural some wanted to objectively and subjectively study his talents. Once, while he was in a trance, a doctor jabbed long…
Part 1 of 4 It can be hard to date the origin of any term. I first heard the term “evidence-based practice” sometime in the late 90’s. It’s an offshoot of “evidence-based medicine,” introduced around 1992. The idea behind it wasn’t new. The term was. Over the years usage spread into areas tangential to healthcare. That a provider…
HOUSTON — The National Sleep Foundation Sleep Show kicked off yesterday at a convention center downtown. It’s scheduled to run through Sunday. New and established companies from around the United States and the world, are attending along with thousands of people. The convention features seminars on various aspects of sleep, the sleep industry as well…