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 […]
If you’ve died from this drug, call this number (8/24/11)
Death Is Not The End Have you heard this TV ad? Considering a malpractice suit beyond the grave? It’s a contrast with the drug advertisments whose promises of vanquished suffering end with fast talking announcers spitting potential “side effects” including death and dishevelment, followed by the ever present legal catch – “ask your doctor.” Yes, […]
Will my TV kill me? (8/17/11)
Does Watching TV Shorten Your Life? Twenty one point eight minutes of lost life for every hour watched. That’s the precise measurement coming from a widely reported Australian study of watching TV. Based on 11,000 adults, they estimate that Australian males, averaging 2 hours of TV a day, will see their lifespan decrease by 1.8 […]
How to sleep in the heat (8/15/11)
It’s Hot Out There There are riots, financial meltdowns, fiscal crises. It’s hot out there. Global climate change may be a myth to some non-scientists, but most models of global weather predict greater volatility – more extreme hot weather and cold, more floods and hurricanes – for a long time to come. And then there’s […]
Why we don’t “get” rest (8/12/11)
Rest – Required for Life Why rest? One reason – to survive. Rest takes up more of your life than food, and is every much as necessary. You need rest to grow and regenerate, to learn and experience the fullest passion. In other words, to live. But people don’t “get” rest. They don’t get it […]