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A Neurologist Explains Why Springing Forward Into Daylight Saving Time Is A Step Back For Health is worse than the fall time change

12Dec

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A Neurologist Explains Why Springing Forward Into Daylight Saving Time Is A Step Back For Health is worse than the fall time change

Springing forward into daylight saving time is a step back for health – a neurologist explains the medical evidence, and why this shift is worse than the fall time change. As people in the U.S. prepare to set their clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, March 12, 2023, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to daily routines caused by switching from standard time to daylight saving time. About one-third of Americans say they don’t look forward to these twice-yearly time changes. And nearly two-thirds would like to eliminate them completely, compared to 21% who aren’t sure and 16% who would like to keep moving their clocks back and forth. But the effects go beyond simple inconvenience. Researchers are discovering that “springing ahead” each March is ...

10Dec

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A Girls Night Out

Women around the country are constantly searching for something new and different to do for a great girls night out that doesn't involve a bar or a highly overrated movie. When you consider the fact that most women have different tastes in books and poetry, book readings or signings are often very hit or miss, physical activity takes some of the fun out of things, and dancing inevitably leaves an odd man (or in this case girl) out. Dinner is great but often over far too soon. How about an evening of painting, laughing, joking, and dishing with the girls at your local paint your own pottery shop? Seriously this option offers a little something new and different for you and the rest of the girls without putting too serious of a strain on your pocket book. Unless of course you get greedy and ...

12Dec

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A Simple Egg Sandwich Good For You

The Health Benefits Of A Simple Egg Sandwich. This is the typical conversation most mornings and sometimes at weekends during snack time, between my wife and my 4 year old daughter. "Mum, I'm hungry." "What would you like to eat?" "Egg sandwich." She wants a fried egg, cooked in a small dab of virgin olive oil over moderate heat with a sprinkling of freshly ground pepper in a sandwich of freshly baked wholegrain homemade bread. I introduced her to eggs when she was a toddler. Eggs are easy to chew and should be part of a daily diet given to any child of one year old or older. I remember when my daughter as a toddler would eat the egg white first and then pop the whole yolk of a hard-boiled egg straight into her mouth. I still remember when I was a child and my mother used to give me a...

9Dec

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Caviar Is Back In Fashion

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Caviar But Were Afraid To Ask! Once just a symbol of wealth, power and privilege, caviar is back in fashion. Not only that, these exotic fish eggs can be purchased by the average person, if only for special occasions. So how does a person go about enjoying the delicacy of caviar? Buying caviar can be a little tricky, not typically, caviar may be found in a specialty supermarket. Fresh caviar is a must. It may be sold in red, yellow and blue specialty tins, for the three top varieties of Beluga, Sevruga and Ossetra. It is available to buy over the internet through Caviar Xpress and other firms. The term "Mollosol" means "less salt" and refers to a finer class of caviar. A rare and exotic food item, the cost of caviar can be prohibitive, not usua...

The Psychological Benefits Of Commuting The Journey From Work To Home That Remote Work Doesn’t Provide – It’s About More Than Just Getting There

12Dec

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The Psychological Benefits Of Commuting The Journey From Work To Home That Remote Work Doesn’t Provide – It’s About More Than Just Getting There

For most American workers who commute, the trip to and from the office takes nearly one full hour a day – 26 minutes each way on average, with 7.7% of workers spending two hours or more on the road. Many people think of commuting as a chore and a waste of time. However, during the remote work surge resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, several journalists curiously noted that people were – could it be? – missing their commutes. One woman told The Washington Post that even though she was working from home, she regularly sat in her car in the driveway at the end of the workday in an attempt to carve out some personal time and mark the transition from work to nonwork roles. As management scholars who study the interface between peoples’ work and personal lives, we sought to understand what ...

A Researcher Discusses Recent Trials, Using Psychedelics To Treat PTSD, OCD, Depression And Chronic Pain And Possible Risks

12Dec

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A Researcher Discusses Recent Trials, Using Psychedelics To Treat PTSD, OCD, Depression And Chronic Pain And Possible Risks

New research is exploring whether psychedelic drugs, taken under strict medical supervision, might help in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. SciLine interviewed Dr. Jennifer Mitchell – a professor in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry & Behavioral Science in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco – to discuss what scientists have found so far about the effectiveness of these drugs in treating these disorders and how they might safely be administered. Dr. Jennifer Mitchell discusses psychedelic medicine. The Conversation has collaborated with SciLine to bring you highlights from the discussion, which have been edited for brevity and clarity. What are psychedelic drugs and how do t...

Here’s What Science Says About CBD’s Real Health Benefits – It Is Not A Cure-All

12Dec

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Here’s What Science Says About CBD’s Real Health Benefits – It Is Not A Cure-All

Over the last five years, an often forgotten piece of U.S. federal legislation – the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill – has ushered in an explosion of interest in the medical potential of cannabis-derived cannabidiol, or CBD. After decades of debate, the bill made it legal for farmers to grow industrial hemp, a plant rich in CBD. Hemp itself has tremendous value as a cash crop; it’s used to produce biofuel, textiles and animal feed. But the CBD extracted from the hemp plant also has numerous medicinal properties, with the potential to benefit millions through the treatment of seizure disorders, pain or anxiety. Prior to the bill’s passage, the resistance to legalizing hemp was due to its association with marijuana, its biological cousin. Though hemp an...

What Constitutes A Smoothie? According To Smoothie Drinkers

9Dec

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What Constitutes A Smoothie? According To Smoothie Drinkers

Smoothies are said to be around since the early sixties with the term being considerably used to refer to the fruit and fruit juice based drinks consumed by the hippies. But officially, the smoothie was first launched by Stephen Kuhnau under the brand name of Smoothie King. The smoothie is usually made with fresh fruit or vegetables, mixed in a blender to which crushed ice, yoghurt or honey is added. They have a thicker consistency than juices and slush. The main difference between smoothies and milkshakes are that the latter contains ice creams. The drink became popular when they became available at cafe's, coffee shops and even at the local ice cream vendor's. Smoothie makers are also available to simplify the task. It looks like a normal blender with a tap in front. Smoothies are consi...

What Happens If Our Brain Needs Sleep, And We Don’t Get Enough

12Dec

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What Happens If Our Brain Needs Sleep, And We Don’t Get Enough

Many of us have experienced the effects of sleep deprivation: feeling tired and cranky, or finding it hard to concentrate. Sleep is more important for our brains than you may realize. Although it may appear you’re “switching off” when you fall asleep, the brain is far from inactive. What we know from studying patterns of brain electrical activity is that while you sleep, your brain cycles through two main types of patterns: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and slow-wave sleep. Slow-wave sleep, which occurs more at the beginning of the night, is characterized by slow rhythms of electrical activity across large numbers of brain cells (occurring one to four times per second). As the night progresses, we have more and more REM sleep. During REM sleep we often have vivid dreams, and our brains ...

‘Phubbing’ Your Loved Ones For Your Phone Can Do More Damage Than You Realise

12Dec

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‘Phubbing’ Your Loved Ones For Your Phone Can Do More Damage Than You Realise

It’s pretty normal to walk through a university campus and see students sitting together, yet ignoring each other for their smartphones – but not in Spain. I’m currently visiting the University of Navarra, where each time I pass the open space outside the Institute for Culture and Society, I see the vast majority of students talking to each other without their phones in hand. As Inés Olza, a linguist from the institute, explains: In Spain people like to talk. For them, a conversation is a cooperative process; silence makes them uncomfortable. This is great news for these students, because ignoring people in favour of a phone – an act known as “phubbing”, or phone snubbing – has dire consequences. Earlier this month I published a book called The Psychology of Phubbing. In it, I build on m...