Because learning about your brain and sleep can be fun . . .
Why should you say your prayers at bedtime? Need a reason to hit your knees before hitting the hay? Look no further than John 15:1-8: communicating with God right as you drift off can help wrap up an eventful day and keep you on top of all that needs doing. Plus, it’s easy to fit…
Short sleep duration seems to burn out hormone-releasing systems in the body—but does it play a role in erectile dysfunction? Scientists made progress in understanding how short sleep duration affects the ability of men to have and maintain an erection in 2022, a literature review maintains. The picture, however, is still far from completely clear.…
When the histories of our era are written, AIs and robots will be noted as just one of the many changes generations alive today had to navigate. It very well could be the biggest. While technology has been marching along for hundreds of years, the need for adaptation hasn’t been anything compared to what will…
By the time you reach middle age, you surely have been around when a friend or coworker got sick and threw up everywhere. Or maybe it happened one time in school (and it’s a story that even might come up at the class reunion). Whenever it happens, the scene can be hard to get out…
As part of a bedtime routine, reading can help you fall asleep as fast as possible every night. Many people pick up a book and read it before bed. They swear reading helps them fall asleep. Some people assume if you’re going to read for sleep that you have to read something boring like a…
Outside of a house, a car is the most valuable possession many people own. Consequently, for most people, the theft of a car in a dream represents the loss of something valuable. The loss of the car in a dream can evoke despair or feelings you’ve got to make adjustments within the dream. As with…
Dreams are an offshoot of the conscious mind. Well, usually, it seems that way. After one keeps a dream journal for a couple of months, it’s obvious. Day-to-day life inspires dreams. Some dreams are replays of your daily life. Others are full of symbolism, reflecting the issues you’re contending with. Sometimes your subconscious is urging…
—Oneiromancy—the idea you can foretell the future in dreams—doesn’t work, and you shouldn’t ever trust it. Foretelling the future through dreams isn’t accurate enough. It will lead you down the wrong road and have you making foolish decisions. Doubt this? Look at the record for prophets foretelling the end of the world. Lots of predicting…
Everyone everywhere has to sleep: rich, poor, young, old, tall, and short. Since charities help people of all types, many will take your used mattresses, bed, or other furniture donation. A low-cost or free mattress or bed can help someone of modest means stretch their dollar. Or it can help a homeless shelter or another…
Flu season is raging. This year it’s type A, at least in Arizona where I work full-time in an emergency department. Whether type A, type B, COVID, or the plain old common cold, homemade chicken soup is good for recovering from sickness. It’s one of the foods that fight viral infections. Just like sleep, chicken…
There’s a lot of talk in parent groups online and among experts about the benefits of weighted stuffed animals. If you have a child with a sensory processing disorder, autism, or ADHD, having a weighted stuffed animal tucked in with them in bed at night can help them sleep better. These special stuffed animals are…
They say the easiest way to tell an alligator from a crocodile is to look at the teeth. An alligator will have the top teeth visible when their mouths are closed, and a crocodile will have the bottom teeth visible. Now was it an alligator or crocodile in your dream?  If you’re still not…
Interpret the dream, and you’ll understand if it has a spiritual meaning. Put away the dream dictionaries, close the browser window with the dream interpretation website, and forget about sending that e-mail to a psychic to help you get at the meaning of that weird dream. None of those methods work well, even if the…