An Environment for Rest Rest is regeneration, and how you sleep affects every part of your life. Recently the National Sleep Foundation (I am a lifetime member) did a nationwide telephone interview of 1500 adults ages 25-55 to determine what kind of bed environment they liked. Since the study was funded by the makers of […]
Saving daylight savings (lighting up your life – 1/28/11)
Thieves of Time People don’t get enough light in their lives. They really really become distressed when governments take sunlight away from them – rather like officials increasing the tax on air. The politics of daylight time are heating up. Scotland The most recent example of public unhappiness is Scotland. Attempts to make daylight savings […]
Aflockalypse Now – what the birds and the bees are telling us (1/21/11)
The Birds and the Bees Love, romance, sex. That’s what the “birds and the bees” are supposed to be about. Yet recently the birds and the bees have been providing us different lessons about regeneration, the rapid process which keeps us and all the other living things alive. Many of these lessons affect our survival. […]
How to sleep anywhere (1/19/11)
Can You Sleep When You Need To? You’re exhausted, strung out, and can’t wait to fall asleep – but you can’t. You’re on an airplane or bus or holed up in a hotel waiting for the weather to turn, a place where a nap or long, restful sleep would be very welcomed. Yet you feel […]
Stand up for your health (1/17/11)
Stand Up More and more studies demonstrate that sitting down is hazardous to your health. Yet moving, even standing for a minute, marks a positive change. So it’s time to stand up and take charge of your health. Scotland and America It’s strange to see two cohort studies of approximately the same size […]