Once the shock of all that’s happening gets acknowledged, how do you deal with enforced confinement? Perhaps you’ll be able to work from home, but even if you can, this is a time for active rest, to do stuff that’s cheap, playful, and social. With thanks to many friends, here’s my restdoctor’s partial list of […]
Rest for Success
It’s time to give intelligent rest a chance. People who are supremely creative creatively use rest. Look at Darwin, Einstein, G.H. Hardy. Some of the greatest geniuses “worked” only four hours a day. They rested in-between bouts of creative transformation, generally operating in 90-120 minute bursts. Implicitly they recognized science now demonstrates – that the […]
How Can I Prevent Cancer?
Preventing Tumors British researchers now argue that over 40% of tumors are preventable through lifestyle change. The biggest factors are: tobacco, diet, physical activity, and environment (sunlight and pollution.) People greatly fear cancer. But does knowing what causes cancer prevent people from doing what’s dangerous? No. Why not? Because some of the most powerful global […]
Getting a Smarter Body
Want a smarter body? One that helps deny cancer, dementia, heart attack and stroke and gives you fuller physical, mental and social well-being? Then it’s time to use biological intelligence – how your body creates and uses information. To get a smarter body, check out this video
Rest to Learn (9/3/12)
Want to Learn? Rest What’s the best way to remember a story? It may be to close your eyes and daydream. That’s the conclusion of a study of Michaela Dewar at the Edinburgh University. She looked at men and women 61-87 in relatively good health, asking what improved memory. One answer – not thinking about […]