Last year, I planned to run in the 100m, 200m, and 400m events at the Bluegrass State Games. Unfortunately, in May, I dislocated my shoulder another couple times and had to go in for surgery in June. That pretty much kept me from being able to do anything very hard through about September. [...]
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As luck would have it, I came across four different articles on sleep and kids in just a few days. So here you go.
Sleep problems common in children with ADHD
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear likely to experience sleep problems ….Sleep problems affected 175 (73.3 percent) of the children, with a 28.5 percent prevalence [...]
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Looks like we’re following the wrong “circadian” rhythm. Early to bed early to rise … depends on the TV schedule in your time zone - “authors Daniel S. Hamermesh, Caitlin Knowles Myers, and Mark L. Pocock look at the brief fight between American’s natural timing cues—the circadian rhythms determined by the [...]
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I came across this article awhile back: What Does And Doesn’t Affect Immune System.
Scientists know that a number of factors can affect the body’s immune system: poor diet, certain steroids, chronic stress. Now researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that an appetite-controlling hormone also affects the immune system, while natural [...]
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This past weekend, I passed a gas station and saw a sign on the front that said “Try our new Shockwave Energy Coffee.” Huh? Energy Coffee? What does that make regular coffee? And all these years I’ve been thinking people drank coffee for the energy provided by the [...]
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Grandma was right about eating your broccoli. Broccoli Protects Skin From Sun Damage - “Add sunscreen to the list of broccoli’s health benefits. A new study suggests the potent vegetable may help protect the skin from sun damage. … Researchers say the broccoli extract did not physically absorb the UV rays, but it appeared [...]
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Here are two related articles regarding the effects of lack of sleep on the bodyweight of children. First, Less Sleep Packs More Pounds on Young Children
Young children who sleep less than nine hours a night have triple the risk of being overweight and have about 3% more body fat than children who get nine [...]
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A friend sent me this article from Psychology Today about dreams and their function. This is obviously just one of many theories about dreams, but I found the evolutionary context of this theory interesting. So much seems to make sense when put into the context of evolutionary pressures.
Dreams may do the same thing. [...]
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Given that the calendar just ticked over to January 1st, 2008, there are a lot of resolutions to eat better and lose weight. Here are ten things to remember as you embark on your health journey.
Junk food doesn’t exist; there is junk and there is food.
Similarly, real food has no nutrition label. Food [...]
Here is a quite long sleep article from the NY Times that gives a look into the industry of sleep, from sleeping pills to mattresses.
We already know about many of the errors we make when trying to get a good night’s sleep:
Some of America’s dissatisfaction likely boils down to poor “sleep hygiene” — [...]
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