Humans need sleep like food. Much as with recipes, there are many elements that make for good, joyous sleep. Just as a checklist won’t make you a great chef, this checklist may not give make you a great sleeper. But every little bit helps. 1. My sleep place is as cool, comfy, dark, safe as […]
Depression Is a Systemic Illness – Let’s Treat It That Way
Too Many Are Depressed Depression is one version of hell on earth, and Americans have a lot of it. A recent international study run by Evelyn Bromet of 18 countries found America near the top, with 19.2 percent of the population having experienced depression — only France, at 21 percent, ranked higher. With our tottering health […]
Is Depression Making Me Sleepless, Or Is Insomnia Making Me Depressed?
Common and Connected Depression and insomnia are common and possess common symptoms. Some estimate that 30% of Americans will eventually experience clinical depression, and perhaps 40% of adults complain that many or most nights they don’t get enough sleep, wake too often, or feel unrested on awakening. So which is chicken and which egg? Or are […]
Getting Long Lasting Solutions
There are treatments, and then there are solutions. You want stuff that works, and you want it to last. The key is to combine different treatments from multiple arenas to craft unique, personal solutions. Many who experience psychiatric and sleep disorders find partial success at best. With decades of experience in interdisciplinary academic research, teaching, […]
Taking the Health Trouble Out of Air Travel
Up to one fifth of airline passengers become sick with colds or flus. Are there ways to decrease these infections? Yes. A new Finnish study points out the problems and perils of airport security in a peculiarly microbiological way. The Study Researchers from The National Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare and the University of […]