How the Seasons Change Our Sleep. Do you are feeling like your sleep’s been crappier these days? Shorter and fewer restful? Properly, the summer season season could also be in charge. Analysis printed final 12 months discovered that sleep is topic to seasonal differences. Research contributors slept an hour longer within the winter than they did in the summertime, and skilled half-hour much less REM sleep in the summertime than the winter. The human physique appears to want much less sleep this time of 12 months. (The research was carried out with individuals who had been already experiencing sleep disturbances, and additional analysis will probably be carried out as as to whether it holds true for individuals with regular sleep, however there’s a great probability it is going to.) Our notion of our rested-ness is a product of each the target physiological high quality of our sleep, but in addition our subjective expectations round sleep; if we expect we slept lower than we should always have, we might really feel extra drained than we really are. So, if you happen to’ve been frightened about your sleep just lately, take coronary heart (and modify your expectations!). You could be getting sufficient sleep, for this season of the 12 months. Because the researchers postulate, we might have to vary our sleeping schedules seasonally, planning (and anticipating) to spend extra time in mattress in January than in June.
Charles Bronson Japanese Mandom Cologne Commercials (Nineteen Seventies). Charles Bronson was a manly dude. Again within the Nineteen Seventies, he did a sequence of extraordinarily manly commercials for an awesomely-named Japanese cologne referred to as Mandom. They’re superb. I wouldn’t be stunned in the event that they didn’t encourage the Dos Equis Most Fascinating Man within the World and the Outdated Spice Man You Want Your Man Smelled Like model icons. If somebody had been to ask what my ideally suited aesthetic was, I might present them these commercials. I would like my life to appear like Charles Bronson within the Nineteen Seventies splashing on Mandom.
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone. AoM podcast visitor Jon Tyson gifted a primary version copy of this guide to me final 12 months after our interview about “the 5 shifts of manhood.” It’s a biographical novel concerning the lifetime of the Renaissance artist Michelangelo. I actually loved it. Not solely did I be taught lots about Renaissance historical past from studying The Agony and the Ecstasy, however Stone’s insights concerning the self-discipline wanted to develop nice works in any area had been inspiring. Stone paints an image of an artist who fused spirituality, genius, grit, and crafty to provide a few of humanity’s biggest work and sculptures. Extremely suggest.
Fage 0% Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt. When you’re on the lookout for a low-calorie, high-protein meals that can be utilized in quite a lot of methods, look no additional than Fage 0% Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt. I’m going via two 32-ounce tubs every week. A single serving has 90 energy and 18 grams of protein. Meaning 72 of the 90 energy in Fage 0% come from protein. Superb! It’s principally like a spoonable protein focus. Plus, you get some gut-friendly probiotics besides. It tastes like tangy bitter cream, and I take advantage of it as such, placing it on my tacos and mixing it with a splash of milk and a few adobe chipotle peppers to make use of as a sauce in my burritos. However I additionally eat Fage 0% yogurt with a bowl of oatmeal and blueberries for my each day mid-morning snack. I’m nonetheless exploring all of the methods I can use this versatile high-protein meals. Get ya some!
Quote of the Week
Haven’t any concern of change as such and, then again, no liking for it merely for its personal sake.
—Robert Moses
