I am not sure when sleep became a guilty pleasure for folks, but it seems to have become just that. Somewhere along the line I think we have forgotten as a society of overworked, overachieving people that sleep is not a luxury for our brains and bodies. Our brains and bodies are purposeful in their use of sleep - they [...]
Tag: sleep
You snooze…you win?
You may have heard it said that if you snooze, you lose, but not so according to Dr. Michael Breus. Dr. Breus is one of WebMD's bloggers and in a recent blog he made the case that getting the right amount of sleep can help keep your brain from aging prematurely. OMG! Now, in addition to [...]
Sleeping beauty…
I am feeling pretty good this morning having had the best night sleep I have had in two weeks. Between travel, late night thunderstorms (which reduce the big orange dog - Cooper - to a barking, whimpering mess), late nights with my Jersey boy and my neighbors' month-long fireworks celebration - sleep has not been easy [...]
Must. Change. Attitude.
Sadly, I must report that the above is a fairly accurate portrayal of my disposition today. I am not quite sure when exactly my attitude went south, but I think it was somewhere between when my eyes opened and my feet hit the bedroom floor. Luckily for all human beings concerned I have been at [...]
The power of sleep…
Sleep, I have come to conclude is a good thing. I have known that for quite a long time, but it is reiterated in my mind as I move back into my 5:00 AM wake up norm. Over the semester break I stayed up later at night and then dismissed my alarm in the mornings. [...]
THE NEW FORTY 