(Lindsay Lohan walked into Rehab reading my book “The Power of Rest,” and is scheduled to leave Rehab on October 22nd. This note is for her and others leaving inpatient addiction treatment.) Leaving Rehab – What to Do When You’re Out Once you leave the tough times start. You’re exiting the cocoon, the tight environment […]
Pain, fibromyalgia, illness and rest (10/20/10)
Pain and Sleep Pain wakes people up. In several international studies pain is the leading cause of sleep and rest loss, particularly in developing countries. Some causes of pain, however, are much more prone to cause different kinds of sleep disorders. Fibromyalgia is one of those. Fibromyalgia and Other Systemic Illnesses Fibromyalgia is poorly understood […]
Weight, light and body clocks – timing dining right (10/19/10)
When You East is as Important as What The conclusion – “When you eat could be as important as what you eat,” is virtually the same sentence I wrote ten years ago. The article is from this week’s Economist, with its excellent science section, entitled “Does light make you fat?” The real question – what […]
Sleep for Success – The Spanish Siesta Championships (10/18/10)
Sleep to Win They come from all over the nation, ready to leap onto the blue sofas and begin competition . Points are awarded for innovative pyjamas, ease and mastery of execution, loudness of snoring and unusual positions. The Spanish Siesta Competitions are on – and the competitors only have 20 minutes to show their […]
Why Can’t I Wake Up? (10/14/10)
Alien invaders! Laser rifles! Screeching robots that slip away and hide! Automatic bacon cookers! People will invent almost anything to wake them up in the morning. But why are they so sleepy in the first place? Anne Marie Chaker wrote a funny, useful article on how to wake up for the Wall Street Journal yesterday […]