And ironically, it’s about unplugging. Digital detox. Cutting infobesity. In fact, the National Day of Unplugging is officially from sundown tonight through sundown tomorrow. Let’s give it a try, shall we? It won’t be easy. And if we happen to slip up, not looking at a phone or tablet for 23-1/2 hours in the next 24 is still probably a …
I Love Monday
This weekend’s time change reminds me how much I love sleep. And if you read the cover story in the new Medical Examiner, you know that sleep is EXTREMELY important to health. If a person is doing everything else right except getting sufficient sleep, then that person isn’t healthy. Of course, it’s not always the person’s fault. There are medications …
The latest issue awaits your clickage
Did you know today is the 5th Annual National Day of Unplugging? You read it here first. Details in this issue, along with steps you’ll want to take now to ward off sleep issues caused by this weekend’s time change. (Remember: clocks change at 2:00 a.m. Sunday. Not midnight. Not 1:58. 2:00! Stay up!) Also in this issue, your pain …
Changing the clocks
According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), changing our clocks shouldn’t mean losing an hour of sleep. “The Sunday that marks the return of Daylight Saving Time is a shorter day. Make it a shorter day with fewer activities, not a shorter morning with less sleep,” says David Cloud, CEO of the National Sleep Foundation. The effect of that lost …