Can Sex Help Me Sleep? Yes – depending on certain conditions. The act of sex itself appears to be healthy in multiple ways. Yet many Americans do not take the time. A recent survey of working couples by CBS found that 70% of women were “too tired” to engage in sex once they return home. […]
The doctor as drug (3/16/11)
Doctors or Technicians? “I don’t feel like I’m a person anymore, just a bunch of numbers. All she wants to talk about is tests and drugs.” That’s how patients describe some of their doctors these days – technicians. Bright, intelligent, often concerned, but technicians – purveyors of tests, gatekeepers of other technicians who will eventually […]
Drop that soda can (3/14/11)
What Sugar Does For You Sure you love sugar. Who doesn’t? It’s like asking why we enjoy food. Our need for sugar is for much more than taste, of course. Sugar, in the form of glucose, is our main body fuel. It’s the only energy form our brain and red blood cells can live on […]
Prepare for daylight savings (3/9/11)
Thieves of Time People don’t get enough light in their lives. They really become distressed when governments take sunlight away from them – rather like officials increasing the tax on air. With daylight savings approaching this weekend, the politics of daylight are heating up. Scotland The most recent example of public unhappiness is Scotland. Attempts […]
Cut your light at night (3/9/11)
Light is a Drug If reading this at night, you might want to dim the lights. Q: What is the drug everyone is sensitive to? A: Light. (Some, but not all blind people are exceptions – more below) Q:What does it do? A: Change body clocks; in the daytime improve mood and create vitamin D; […]