You can buy the blackout curtains, arrange the pillows, and negotiate the household thermostat like a minor international treaty. Sleep still depends on what your body is doing inside that carefully prepared bedroom. One part of the transition involves temperature regulation, and that is where a small amino acid becomes interesting. Glycine is the simplest
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You spend the afternoon imagining your pillow – but when you finally get into bed and turn out the light – you discover that your brain has called an emergency meeting. The agenda includes tomorrow’s responsibilities, something you said in 2014, and a financial projection nobody requested. Your body has clocked out – but your
World Mental Health Day – which we celebrate every year on October 10th – gives us an opportunity to ask a question that deserves more than just an annual appearance: How are you actually doing? Not how productive you’ve been, how you look, or how many tasks you’ve checked off your “to-do” list. How are you feeling,
Two weeks ago, I underwent emergency surgery to repair an extensive “macula-off” retinal detachment in my right eye. The surgical repair was substantial: a scleral buckle around the outside of the eye, vitrectomy to remove the vitreous and relieve traction, drainage of the fluid underneath the retina, extensive laser treatment, and a long-lasting C3F8 gas
What a Detached Retina Taught Me About Connection, Healing, and the Brain Watch on YouTube One week ago, instead of running the Grindstone 100K as planned, I was undergoing emergency eye surgery for a “macula-off retinal detachment” in my right eye. That was not on the training schedule. For about three weeks beforehand, I had
Better evenings. Better sleep. Better tomorrow. There’s something powerful about an evening ritual. The simple act of slowing down, putting away the day, and preparing something special to drink can become a “whole body signal” – telling your system that work is over, the nervous system can downshift, and it’s time to prepare for sleep.
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