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Most living organisms have a circadian rhythm primarily influenced by a relationship with light. Learn some unusual ways light can improve your health. This post from Uplift puts forward the case for the nutritional value of light. Some unusual ways light can increase your wellbeing Light has a profound affect on our mood and our physiology, it also nourishes many of the ... Continue Reading
We know you're sick and tired of counting sheep. But is melatonin safe enough to be used as an insomnia pill? In this post from Men's Health sleep doctors explain whether these popular over-the-counter drugs are actually effective—and safe. If you regularly have trouble sleeping, you’ve probably looked into taking melatonin supplements. After all, there are countless bottles ... Continue Reading
95% of Americans are in the habit of using LED screens at least one hour before bedtime. The blue light emitted by these devices interferes with sound sleep at night. This post from Popular Science describes a neuroscientist’s experiment with blue light blocking glasses in a bid to block the blue light and improve the quality of sleep. I recently wrote about the terrible sleep ... Continue Reading
The Pineal gland is a small endocrine gland present in the brain of vertebrate animals. In humans, it's found near the center of the brain, tucked away in a groove, where the two halves of the Thalamus come together. It gets its name from its pine cone like shape. The pineal gland produces the hormones serotonin and melatonin. Serotonin and melatonin work together to ... Continue Reading
Sometimes great things come in small packages. The pineal gland, so-named because of its likeness to a pine cone (Latin pinea), is about the size of a grain of rice. Yet, science has barely discovered the fullness of its uses in the body or its connection to the mind/soul. Physiological Functions The Nervous-Endocrine System Connection The parasympathetic nervous system ... Continue Reading
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