And Your Position Is… So where do you sleep? On your back, on your right or left side? Flat on your stomach? Chances are good you do all three, even if you don’t know it. People move like crazy in sleep, especially in “phase transitions” where they go from light sleep into REM sleep. One […]
Leaving rehab – what to do when you’re out (10/21/10)
(Lindsay Lohan walked into Rehab reading my book “The Power of Rest,” and is scheduled to leave Rehab on October 22nd. This note is for her and others leaving inpatient addiction treatment.) Leaving Rehab – What to Do When You’re Out Once you leave the tough times start. You’re exiting the cocoon, the tight environment […]
Pain, fibromyalgia, illness and rest (10/20/10)
Pain and Sleep Pain wakes people up. In several international studies pain is the leading cause of sleep and rest loss, particularly in developing countries. Some causes of pain, however, are much more prone to cause different kinds of sleep disorders. Fibromyalgia is one of those. Fibromyalgia and Other Systemic Illnesses Fibromyalgia is poorly understood […]
Weight, light and body clocks – timing dining right (10/19/10)
When You East is as Important as What The conclusion – “When you eat could be as important as what you eat,” is virtually the same sentence I wrote ten years ago. The article is from this week’s Economist, with its excellent science section, entitled “Does light make you fat?” The real question – what […]
Use It or Lose it – Why You May Never Want to Retire (10/12/10)
Many people believe they’ll never retire – because they won’t have the chance. The Wall Street –Subprime meltdown decimated personal retirement accounts while leaving public pensions grotesquely underfunded. Social Security has not paid cost of living increases for two years, and a highly indebted government may become incapable of paying for Medicare. Add in […]