Sad Happy Holidays Tis the season to be jolly – and many are not. There’s the reality of seasonal depression li– that a quarter to half of folks in dark environments like the northern US feel down in the winter. Add on a further reality, that about thirty percent of Americans will be depressed lifetime. Perhaps ten percent are […]
Caffeine, alcohol, and the holidays (12/23/10)
What Will You Do This Year? What do people do during the holidays? Many will drink too much and eat too much (please see the recent article “Don’t Stuff the Wrong Turkey” for help controlling excess eating.) What else do lots of us do? Stay up late with relatives and friends, talking and drinking – […]
Can you really get beauty sleep? (Looking good for the holidays -12/22/10)
Looking Good for the Holidays The holidays are here – can you get real beauty sleep? According to the Karolinska Institute, yes. They now have the first “scientific” proof beauty sleep exists. Men and women were photographed at the same angle in the same pose on awakening, then after staying up 31 hours. Shown to […]
Don’t stuff the wrong turkey (11/22/10)
Have Real Fun This Holiday – Before and After This Thanksgiving you’ll follow sensible advice – don’t eat too much, don’t drink too much? Sure you will. Here’s another idea. Follow the way your body is built and you can minimize the damage and maximize the fun. It’s not strange you might want to […]