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The Origins of Daylight Savings and Why it Wrecks Your Health

By Dr. Mercola For Americans, it’s that time of the year again—time to move your clocks an hour ahead; losing a precious hour of sleep in the process. For many, the time change associated with daylight savings time1 (DST) also means spending several days or even weeks feeling generally off-kilter. As reported by Prevent Disease:2 “A study, published in 2007… combined surveys from 55,000 people in central Europe with data on 50 individuals’ sleeping and wakefulness patterns for eight weeks around the shifts to and from daylight saving time. The researchers found people never fully adjust their circadian rhythms to the hour shift associated with daylight saving time (or, as it is known in Europe, summer time). Springing ahead by an hour, however, was most […] Read More

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Importance of Meditation in Sports

Sports are about action. If its athletics, we just want to see the athlete in the track and hear the fired shot from the gun and see the race begin. If it’s on a football field we just want to hear the referee blow his whistle to signify the beginning of a football match. Most of us are interested with the action that sports erupts and are oblivious of the preparation and the mental state that needs to be harnessed in the backstage . Meditation in sports is equally important as the sport itself. It’s not only important to win a game, but it’s equally important that you harness the required mental capacity to win the game. Don’t make a mistake of thinking that as […] Read More

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How to Achieve a Peaceful Life 2

Learn to say “I’m sorry” Admit mistakes and your shortcomings.  Ask forgiveness if you have to, even for small children whom you think does not bother if you wronged them or from others that you do not really care about. If you are not charged with any guilt, you can acquire an undisturbed life. Manage Your Finances Get out of debt as soon as you can and observe your spending habit by having all of your daily expenses accounted and summarized monthly.  Through this, get rid of unnecessary expenses and instead find ways on cost cutting measures. Initially, start laying aside for a one-month emergency fund, cause it to double, then eventually work it upwards to six-month.  This way, even an untoward incident happens in […] Read More

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2007: Let Those Visions of Sugarplums Dance in Your Head, Not Your Stomach

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/14/AR2007121402015.html Tuesday, December 18, 2007; Page HE07 Worried about overindulging this holiday season? Give yourself a special gift: sleep. Despite the temptation to have too much of everything during this hectic season, a growing number of studies now point to the ill effects of missing even just a few hours of sleep — from increased appetite and obesity to a greater risk of high blood pressure and diabetes. So many people could benefit from more sleep,” says James Gangwisch, a Columbia University researcher and lead author of a new study on the health effects of missed sleep. “A lot of people don”t even realize that they are sleep-deprived.” Just look at the numbers: In 1910, Americans, who didn”t have television, computers and video games to […] Read More