Yesterday, we spoke about sleep cycles. But, to get a good night’s rest, there is another consideration. The temperature of the bedroom. (No, I am not talking about THAT temperature. Although, that helps, too!)
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Our biological clocks, the one that sets our circadian rhythm is found in the SCN (suprachiasmatic nucleus) of the brain, contiguous to the hypothalamus. And, our circadian rhythm sets up our ability to be alert and when we feel sleepy.
A computer game is about to become an important medical research tool. Because all of you who play its games (I never found the time to join in), have provided massive data that can be mined to determine some pretty important facts. The game site? Lumosity.com. You know, the game that trains your brain. (To do what, I might ask?)
Continue reading Data Mining- here we come
True Confessions? My oldest daughter still holds it against me that I would not impress a bedtime for my children, once they reached four years old. My policy was you could stay up as late as you want- but you had to get up the next morning when required. If it were a school day, that meant 7:15; Saturday meant 8:30, and Sunday- whenever.
Continue reading Consistency is the key…
Many of you know I used to own a trucking corporation. It was a captive- in other words, we used our authority (trucking registration) to haul our own products and raw materials. We operated up and down the East and West Coasts, and radiated out to and from the Midwest.
Continue reading Keep on Truckin? Nope, not any more…
Maybe this is why we come up with our best ideas when we sleep? It seems that we are more creative when the lights are turned down low- very low.
Continue reading Really! Being kept in the dark may be useful!
About 1/6 of us feel that we do not get sufficient sleep. Now, that’s the data- and I can’t figure out quite how that was derived- but it seems that someone told the subjects they needed 8 hours of sleep- which predicated that answer.
Continue reading Catching some Z’s?
So, for years, we’ve worried about the effects of divorce on our kids. And, what fighting between parents can do to various children.
Continue reading I pulimented a mopar…
You know the terror in a parent’s eyes when their baby arrives prematurely. Those babies have, at best, a tenuous hold on life and a long period of hospitalization, before they really can survive on their own. Some 500,000 premature births occur annually – about 1 in every 9 births here in the US. And, then, there’s also the problem when well-meaning therapies are not explained well.
Continue reading Music to soothe the soul…
I guess I am lucky. I don’t recall a single instance of having a headache. (OK. I know some folks provide me pains- but they are NOT in my head, but another part of my anatomy.)