Sleep Cycles and Illness

The clock in your brain doesn’t just take cues from light, but from the hormone melatonin as well. Every night, about two to three hours before you conk out, your brain starts to secrete melatonin in response to darkness. Taking a melatonin supplement in the evening will advance your internal clock and make it possible… Continue reading Sleep Cycles and Illness

Basketball Dichotomies

After a difficult loss in 2013, the San Antonio Spurs regrouped and throttled the Miami Heat in a five game series, winning the final game by nearly twenty points. The series was a microcosm of what we see the NBA — organizations like the Heat, Knicks, Nets and Lakers pay top dollar for elite talent pitted… Continue reading Basketball Dichotomies

Wisdom in Kids Books

While reading to Abby recently, I came across these lines: “Thank you God for a beautiful, clean world.” Profoundly simple. From The Story of Noah by Patricia Pingry.