Posts tagged with 'sleep'
The 5 minute 'Health' read - Lifestyle: recent research (December)
3rd December 2023
I read a fair amount of research and thought some people might be interested in recent studies that I've found helpful. I plan to write a blog post pretty much every week, highlighting helpful material that has emerged in the previous couple of months. I'll rotate through six topic areas …
To nap or not to nap ... ?
16th October 2022
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep. Homer, the Odyssey Modern life doesn't feel well adapted to having a siesta. Even if I'm happily asleep in the afternoon, most of those who I might communicate or interact with are likely to be …
Why it might make sense to sleep with a weighted blanket
13th October 2022
Is there any value in using a weighted rather than a standard blanket? More to follow ...
Chronotherapy: rapid treatment of depression by altering sleep & light
28th July 2019
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. Eden Phillpotts At the recent World Congress of Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies in Berlin, David Veale from King's College & the Maudsley reported on a randomised controlled trial of 'triple chronotherapy' for depression. David pointed …
How to live well: 2nd meeting - mindset, motivation, positive emotions, exercise & sleep
8th September 2018
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." Henry Ford "Knowledge is only rumour, until it is in the muscle." New Guinea proverb These are notes on the second evening of the ten-session "How to live well - a shared exploration" training. Comments on the first …
Sleep: what is it, why does it matter, and how much do we need?
28th July 2017
Yesterday I listened to Professor Colin Espie lecture on "What is sleep ... and why does it matter?". I then went on to his packed two hour workshop on "Assessing and treating insomnia in everyday clinical practice". I've heard Colin lecture before and been to a full day workshop with …
Kidney donation: preoperative preparation & facing challenges generally - aspects of self-compassion
29th January 2017
I've woken early. Lying here I feel an unfamiliar hollow pressure in my gut. What is this? Fear? Anxiety? Tension? "Tense apprehension" seems to fit. I'm lying here in the early hours of the morning, a hollow tense apprehension in my belly. And it isn't surprising. Pretty normal in fact …
Kidney donation: preoperative preparation & facing challenges generally - goals and journey
28th January 2017
I'm due to donate a kidney soon, and I have been writing about what's involved - see "Kidney donation: why it's well worth considering", "Kidney donation: what are the risks?" and "Kidney donation: preoperative preparation & facing challenges generally - values are central". Primarily these posts are for other donors, …
Sleep apnea: how is it recognised & what can be done about it?
29th April 2016
I have already written a couple of posts on sleep apnea -"Sleep apnea - what is it, how common is it and how does it affect mortality & physical health?" and "Sleep apnea - how does it affect psychological health?". In this third & last post of the sequence, I'll …
Sleep apnea - how does it affect psychological health?
23rd April 2016
I have already written a first post "Sleep apnea - what is it, how common is it and how does it affect mortality & physical health?" which highlights that sleep apnea is a common, regularly unrecognised disorder, occurring in approaching 1 in 5 adults and that, particularly as it becomes …