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Happy Enemies of Sleep

March 29, 2018 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Cellphones, televisions, pads, monitors, are not generally considered unwitting enemies of sleep,  yet often are.   We have great fun with electronic lights,  but we are not built for light at night. At night we are designed to sleep. A recent study from Kenneth Wright’s group at the University of Colorado highlights for preschoolers what has long been […]

Fat Future

March 8, 2018 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Will today’s millenials become the fattest generation in American history?  If what is happening to British youngsters is a guide, future American adults may suffer from unprecedented levels of cancer and diabetes. Cancer Research UK recently released a study showing Britons born between 1980 and 1995 will by middle age be  70% overweight or obese. And that’s […]

The Anti-Relaxation Movement

June 4, 2015 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Chill out, calm down, chillax.  We hear these messages frequently.  The truth is, most of us don’t care to comply.  In our time, we have seen the rise of the anti-relaxation movement.  Given the choice between lowering tension and increasing arousal and excitation, loads of us  prefer sensory overload to sensual enlargement. But it’s not […]

The Blue Light Special

April 16, 2015 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Lighting Up Your Life Light is a potent drug. It resets internal biological clocks. It increases alertness and productivity. It changes natural killer cell activity and immunity. It can keep us awake or help us rest. But first we have to recognize that not all light is not created equal. Which is why some people […]

Why You Don’t Light the Night (6/16/14)

June 16, 2014 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Don’t Light the Night   White Nights – romance and adventure. These are times where the barriers of fatigue and tradition can be broken. We are overwhelmed by possibility and longing. If dreams can occur at night, so may their unexpected fulfillments. Yet what if white nights, filled with the light of love and literature, […]

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