Electric Weight Gain – Kids, Obesity, and Media Both the National Institute of Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics last week said the same thing – keep young kids away from much electronic media and protect their rest – to aid their development and prevent obesity. And we should listen to that advice. Why […]
Stop the big killers (7/1/11)
Health, Not Health Care Health, not health care – that’s the debate this country should have. To have a healthy economy, you need a healthy population – a population that can work long and enjoy their lives with family and friends. The UN knows this, and just put out its position paper on world health. […]
Rock yourself to sleep? (6/29/11)
You’ve Got Rhythm There are many effective strategies to help you sleep. That’s a simple conclusion from two preliminary studies in the last two weeks demonstrating that brain cooling caps and gently rocking beds can both improve “objective” sleep measures. Both involve changing internal body rhythms. The better news is that there are dozens of […]
Electronic insomnia Part II – the future (6/27/11)
The Future of Electronic Insomnia Electronic insomnia is indeed the wave that will extend far into the future. Kids and adults will do what humans have done throughout the millennia – go to extremes until they can’t go any further. Sleep will be cut back as far as people think they can manage it. Texts […]
Electronic Insomnia Part I
When Humans and Machines Collide When human evolution and technology collide billions of us became experimental subjects. The results include new behaviors, new diseases, and new versions of old disorders. So prepare now for the future – the new world of electronic insomnia. But first a very short look at the past. We’ve Even Got […]