Relaxation Brownies? Lazy Cakes is two ounces of sleeping medication masquerading as a chocolate brownie – an attempt at a “natural pot” brownie, as it’s advertising implies. It contains a warning on the back, four separate lines within a bracket of one quarter of an inch, lines small enough that children will not see them […]
Booze disrupts sleep – and you’re surprised? (2/16/11)
A Different Kind of Nightcap A study on alcohol and sleep from the University of Michigan has gained much press attention – though much of the news is not new. Yes, alcohol powerfully disrupts sleep. It disrupts lots of healthy processes necessary for body regeneration. The real news may be that media people find the […]
Frugal – should Congressmen sleep in their offices? (2/15/11)
My Home is My Office Frugality is back – or so many Congressmen are telling us. The governmental debt burden, Federal, state and municipal, is too great. To save money, many Congressmen, especially freshmen, are deciding to sleep and live in their offices. Not so fast, declares Melanie Sloan of Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility. […]
Sleeping less to sleep well (2/14/11)
Restricting Bedtime to Improve Sleep Most of us don’t sleep very well. A majority of Americans sleep far less than they like, particularly the elderly. Yet to sleep better, the first step may be to sleep less. Less is More Cost effectiveness is important. Health care now costs 17% of GDP and Medicare promises to […]
Don’t drink diet soda in Manhattan (2/11/11)
Just When You Thought It Was Safe New research done with 2,564 North Manhattan residents by the Neurology Department at Columbia (the NOMAS study) may make diet soda drinkers pause before they take that next sip. After controlling for elements like total calories, cigarettes and alcohol, daily drinking of diet soda was associated with a […]