Remember those rules when we were younger and had an accident? We weren’t allowed to lay down, because we might fall asleep- and since no one really understood much about concussions, they were worried thatwe’d succumb.
Continue reading MItch McConnell Got Concussed
So, for decades, I survived on about 3 hours of sleep. Until recently, when my illness got a little more severe. But, I am now noticing that my old routines are working and am no longer needing that extra restorative slumber. (Which gives me more time to get things done, too!)
Continue reading A better way to get one’s sleep
I have written about this problem often. The most recent time was about four years ago.
I was discussing how the Director of an honor society (Sigma Xi) to which I belong had taken on the sacred mission of correcting the politics of misinformation. Since this was a technical society, their goals were aimed at vaccinations, health care, and scientific facts. Poltiicians have helped degrade the faith in science, given their to pronounce simple, yet incorrect, solutions to health and safety issues. (As an aside, I will soon be discussing Governor Mike Dewine’s greenwashing attempt [aided and abetted by the WrongWing alternative fact promoter, ALEC] in Ohio. But, that is not the topic for today.)
Continue reading News Literacy Week
As the pandemic wave continued, more and more articles (both popular and scientific) were expounding that our lives need to experience awe; it helps us improve our well-being. Experiencing awe (something extraordinary) renders our worries much smaller.
Becoming less attuned to ourselves and paying more attention to the world around us, helps us “reframe” our existence. It allows us to become more curious, more creative, maybe even more compassionate. (That last attribute is something that most of us have lost during the pandemic era.)
I am exceptionally lucky. I have learned how to develop goals- but more importantly- how to achieve them.
Continue reading Not a dream, but a future reality
The Uniform Law Commission, also known as the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, has been around for some130 years. The goal is to help each state adopt well-conceived and non-partisan legislation to render statutory law be clear and stable.
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Lecanemab.
Is it really working?
So, the data seems to indicate that administering this drug will retard cognitive and functional decline by 27%, when compared to a placebo. That’s good news for Eisai and Biogen- as well as perhaps for Eli Lilly which is concurrently testing its own anti-amyloid drug for Alzheimer’s.
Continue reading Is this worth taking?
I know. Every time we find an article saying how good red wine is for us, we find another that says- not so fast. (The National Cancer Institute just declared that alcohol consumption is associated with 5% of all new cancer diagnoses – and about 5.8% of the deaths from cancer world wide. In particular, cancers of pharynx, larynx, colon/rectum, esophagus, oral cavity, stomach, and breast.)
Continue reading Wine, tea, and veggies to the rescue?
Whaddaya mean I have brain fog?
For years, researchers thought when we effected difficult tasks, we used more energy, so our brains would feel overloaded. (That’s why those same folks suggested we should imbibe sweets- a milk shake, pop, etc.- with REAL sugar- to revive our brain functionality. They hypothesized fatigue was related to a depletion of glucose in the brain. However, testing could not confirm this as the cause.)
Continue reading My day is done!
This study is providing results that differs from the slews of tests I have undertaken and effected by other scientists,
Continue reading Megavitamin dosing arrests cognitive decline?