Another Reason to be Uneasy Many people today facing economic, political and economic uncertainty are restless – uneasy, unquiet of mind, internally agitated. Sadly much of the population is literally not resting – experiencing insufficient restoration and recovery to rebuild their bodies and minds in healthy ways. And that makes us more irritable, and potentially […]
Does long sleep provoke strokes? (11/17/11)
How Much Sleep Do You Need? Rest is regeneration, where the body literally rebuilds most of itself within days. This idea is so new that people get very confused about how our regeneration works – or how much is needed. Sleep is the part of rest folks understand best, but how much sleep individuals need […]
Are smokers made or born? Biological clocks and smoking (11/16/11)
Biological Clocks and Smoking Addictions possess a high genetic component, and many varied protein and control genes affect who and who does not get hooked. Some of these genes involve our powerful biological clocks. Night people, or owls, smoke more than morning types. Owls get more addicted to cigarettes, and have a harder time getting […]
Text tonight, trouble tomorrow (11/3/10)
The Electronic Life The cyborg future is here. Last week I wrote on “Your kid’s new ‘favorite’ bed partner” – the cell phone. It now appears the era of “mobile computing” is creating mass immobility. Kids are texting like crazy at night – in bed. The Pew Memorial Trust survey I quoted had 82% of […]
Is my chair dangerous to my health? (10/27/10)
First Read This Sitting Down Chairs are not dangerous to you as sculpture. Some Carlo Mollino and other 20th century designer chairs are now going for a million bucks. These types of chairs are perfectly safe as they are much too expensive to sit in. The dangerous ones are the chairs of cloth, polyvinyl, naugahyde, […]