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Night People in the Day World

May 17, 2018 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

What Happens When Biology Opposes Society Are you a night person (owl) or morning person (lark)?  You may not be sure.  The majority of people fall in-between, sometimes called sparrows or hummingbirds. But if you’re a true night person, beware. It’s not easy working in the Lark Work World.  For owls, every work day can feel like […]

Give Sleep a Chance

August 31, 2017 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

The Perils of Political Naps Do we really know how to sleep?  The perils of political napping demonstrate that sleepy ideas about sleeping remain steadfastly secure. Recently Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York excoriated one organ of the press, in this case the New York Post, for reporting that he naps during the day. […]

The Sweet Part of Sleep

July 30, 2016 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

How much sleep do you need?  There are over seven billion propers answers to that question.  Some people function beautifully on three.  Quite a few, particularly ill folk, need eight or nine hours or more.  To rebuild the body takes time.  It takes different amount of sleeping rest  for different people. But when the American […]

Are Americans Getting Enough Sleep?

March 19, 2016 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Seven In 24 How much sleep is enough for American adults? After a long and difficult debate, the American Sleep Disorders Association finally agreed on a number last year.  Their answer  – seven hours or more in 24, including naps, will make the cut.  So how do Americans stack up? Not too well. In a report […]

Sleep Loss and the Munchies

March 5, 2016 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

An Anatomy of Hunger Unlike marijuana, sleep loss has been entirely legal in all states since the very beginnings of the Constitution.  Like marijuana, sleep loss produces a lot of effects you don’t want, ranging from more frequent colds to more common weight gain.  But could the actions of brain cannabinoids be common to the effects […]

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