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Did you break your diet? It can be hard to keep a diet, especially when foods that tempt you to break it surround you. You’ve got to have some wins sometime. If you don’t, you can start to feel like a loser, like being at the weight you want to be at is impossible. If…
Sometimes you’ll draw a blank when you wake up and try remembering what you were dreaming about. Maybe you were woken suddenly and the memory of the dream shatters. Maybe the details were simply dim. Whatever the reason, you know you were dreaming and you’re coming blank. You might only be left with a memory…
Reishi mushrooms are not your average fungi. The bioactive components found in reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma lucidum) have been shown and suspected, among other things, to have a soothing effect on the nervous system. One such compound is triterpene, which can ease anxiety. While unfamiliar to many Americans, reishis have long been used for general health…
For centuries, gotu kola has been a superstar in traditional medicine. It’s like an herbal superhero, swooping in to save the day with mental clarity and memory improvement powers. And if it were an herbal superhero, it would have more powers than just greater mental clarity and memory improvement. It’s also noted to be good…
Want a picture? Type a few guidelines in a field. An artificial intelligence (AI) can draw it for you. How about a story? Same thing. Put in a few guidelines. AI will tell you one. Many times, AI output is pretty good, useful even. Just how lazy artificial intelligence makes people remains to be seen.…
Almost every job in every industry seems to come with requirements to complete training in an LMS at least every year. They’re not often considered to be an employee benefit. They are. Many LMSes offer a free sleep course. LMSes—which are “Learning Management Systems—are cloud-based software packages focused on employee training. They can cover a…
To understand whether lucid dreaming is a sin, it helps to first understand what is meant by “sin.” To “sin” means to violate the law of God. It can also refer to the state of human nature where one is estranged from God. When you sin, you’re acting in a way God doesn’t approve of.…
The human brain and mind have been compared to a computer. Understanding why we dream in symbols is easier when you consider computers. First, there are the parts of the computer you interact with. These include the keyboard, the monitor, and the mouse. In addition, there are the programs you interact with. This would include…
When I was in school there was this kid, Dave. He remembered all of his dreams, so he said. They’d be crazy. They’d have monsters in them, people with no faces, and talking ducks. Every so often he’d keep us entertained before school and at recess with his tales from the night before. Sometimes his…
Valerian root has been used for centuries to promote relaxation and improve sleep quality. Valerian, also known as Valeriana officinalis, is a plant with a knockout punch. Its roots are harvested and worked into capsules, teas, and tinctures to help people sleep. What sets valerian apart from other sleep aids on the market is its…
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a sleep, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled. E.V. Lucas (1868–1938) English playwright and novelist Many people believe in the power of alcohol to get a good night’s rest. There’s even a special word for it, a nightcap. On the surface, it seems…
The rain was falling out of the sky in dense sheets like it was being poured from some buckets. I was under the roof of a flat-roofed house of the kind I had cared for 35 years before when I was a student at the university. In real life, the building was one of several…
All cherries have some melatonin; tart cherries have the most. Studies have shown that consuming cherries can improve sleep quality by increasing melatonin levels in the body. Melatonin is a hormone responsible for regulating our sleep-wake cycles. When we have low levels of melatonin, we may experience difficulty sleeping or staying asleep throughout the night.…