Have Real Fun This Holiday – Before and After This Thanksgiving you’ll follow sensible advice – don’t eat too much, don’t drink too much? Sure you will. Here’s another idea. Follow the way your body is built and you can minimize the damage and maximize the fun. It’s not strange you might want to […]
Are you restless? Sleep Loss, Irritability, the Internet and Violence
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 […]
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 […]
Physical Activity + Social Rest = Less Depression (and Fewer Colds) – 11/2/10
It’s a Matter of Moving Forty thousand Norwegians can’t be wrong. They were studied by groups from Kings College, London, and the University of Bergen with a simple question – does exercise decrease depression? The answer was – yes – by about half. With depression now affecting up to 30% of Western populations, that is […]
I’ve got rhythm – to sleep (11/1/10)
Getting in the Rhythm Wayne Rooney is one of the more internationally famous people most Americans never heard of. England’s National Team striker is famous for many things beyond his magic foot, his recently wrangled secret five year contract with Man United, his giant house and supposed visits to a prostitute while his wife was […]