Sleep and circadian rhythms. Tech, health, science, culture, opinion

Joined June 2012
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My latest sleep stack: - a yawn - brushing teeth - kissing my son goodnight - lying down - closing my eyes
28 Feb 2023
my latest sleep stack: - @eightsleep for 68 degree bed - @pillowcube pillow for neck support - @ouraring for sleep tracking - @PureEncaps magnesium glycinate - @_SportsResearch L-theanine - @jarrowformulas phosphatidylserine - @MantaSleep blackout mask - @coyuchi organic linen sheets for hormones - @mito_red_light 15m for mitochondrial health - electronics off for EMF protection - coway HEPA air filter - 1 watt light bulb from Amazon - quinton water shot for electrolytes - no screens 30m before bed - no food or exercise 3 hrs before bed - intentional breathing, reading, journaling 💤
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Couple of thoughts: 1) 'Misinformation' is an amorphous, flabby linguistic ideological construct. It's not a science thing... 2) 'Commercial bias' is kinda one of the bedrocks of medical/ scientific research academic.oup.com/fampra/arti… #justsaying
Sleep videos created by bloggers, health coaches, and other non-experts get millions of eyeballs. But a @JCSMJournal study (bit.ly/3EJbrq3) found two-thirds contained commercial bias — and more than 90 percent contained misinformation. bit.ly/3kGTlhs
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Fascinating results underlining our deep connection to nature and the cosmos Even in the most urban of environments, human sleep patterns show 'striking' changes across the seasons
Surprisingly, human sleep architecture varies substantially across seasons in an adult population living in an urban environment. #sleep buff.ly/3kgTHLT
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Huberman is partly right, but omits the glaring fact that spring forward collectively benefits oil, retail, golf, leisure industries by 💰billions every year Ignorance and greed are a deadly combo
As we head toward the “spring forward” daylight savings, I am reminded how these rules are based on total lack of how our circadian biology actually works. I believe the solution is in educating our lawmakers. After all most of them look like their health could use a boost too!
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Wow indeed. For anyone who reflexivley responds "but orthosomnia'" whenever the topic of sleep tracking is mentioned.. .. here's a reminder of the big picture 👇 ie the vast potential of cheap, accessible consumer wearables to revolutionise health care across multiple domains
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Sleep is not merely 'science', 'biology', or 'medicine' Word @michaelgrandner ⬇️
💤 "Sleep isn't just a biological process; it's a process that occurs in context of the world." Continuing the #sleepequity discussion, listen to Sleep Insights Series Ep. 2-Sleep, Race, & Health Disparities w/ Dr. Michael Grandner & Dr. Carmela Alcántara: project-sleep.com/podcast/
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There are no aliens....
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it's not aliens i wish it were aliens but it's not aliens it's just the ol' engineered panic, an attractive nuisance ensuring natsec reporters get assigned to investigate balloon bullshit rather than budgets or bombings (à la nordstream) until next time
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Wow. In spite of evidence-based treatments such as CBTi, use of sleeping pills and medications has *doubled* between 2010 and 2020
The percentage of people using sleeping pills in the U.S. has doubled since 2010, according to a new study. healthline.com/health-news/i…
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Some people say cannabis doesn't help you sleep. True or false??? (see below for the correct answer) #itscomplicated #scienceisnotthelastword
Replying to @louisanicola_
True! (according to research) Also true: maijuana definitely helps some people sleep.
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Your kidneys or your freedom..... Late-stage capitalism at its finest
The US is in the "harvesting organs from people held in privatized prisons" stage of capitalism: US politicians are proposing a law that would give prisoners a few months off their sentence if they donate organs or bone marrow levernews.com/mass-prisoners…
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If you've heard the new phrase NDSR (non-sleep deep rest) and wondered what it means, it's simple... It's basically meditation, yoga nidra, progressive muscle relaxation.. Except you're not allowed to call it any of the above Aka, lipstick on a pig fatherly.com/health/the-hype…
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We are what we eat...
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'I get up at 4am' is just short-hand for... 'I choose to ignore circadian biology and 150k years of human adaptive behaviour because I'm a type-A, I dont listen to anyone but myself... and I know better than you'
I don’t understand how people wake up at 4 or 5 to start their days. Do they just go to sleep at 8?
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Damn, this is an extremely thought-provoking piece ⬇️ cnbc.com/2022/12/23/insomnia… Are venture capitalists preying on insomniacs in the digital health gold-rush? What happens to folks when CBTi fails? Should we cancel sleep practitioners who don't subscribe to the status quo?
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Pleased to see the concept of 'circadian eating' being talked about in the mainstream press The article won't win a Pulitzer, but it's great to see diet being discussed in the context of circadian health express.co.uk/life-style/hea…
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#sleeppeeps I need your help... can anyone recommend a CBTi practitioner or insomnia specialist in Athens, Greece? 🙏
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No #NewYearResolutions except to gnaw away at my ever growing pile of unread non-fiction... Looking forward to new stories, knowledge and discoveries in 2023
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TIL in Chile, they put a black 'stop sign' sticker on all ultra-processed junk foods. Black-labelled food can't be advertised to kids under 14 #obesity #PublicHealth
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