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Sleep – Why, How and Help

In the enigmatic realm of sleep, often embodied by Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams, we find a complex interplay of modern lifestyle factors and ancient mythology. Morpheus, believed by the ancients to shape dreams, symbolises the enduring human intrigue with the mysterious and restorative aspects of sleep. Why Sleep is a universal phenomenon observed across various species, from simple creatures like jellyfish to complex organisms like humans, indicating its importance in our lives[1]. It is...

Metabolism Cardiovascular Health Sleep

Global Challenges with Lifestyle Solutions

The global obesity epidemic is well established, with increases in obesity prevalence in most countries since the 1980s. Obesity is understood to contribute directly to incident cardiovascular risk factors, including dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and sleep disorders. Obesity also leads to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD mortality independently of other cardiovascular risk factors. The development of CVD is driven, in part, by obesity-related metabolic, endocrinologic...

Immune Health Probiotics Sleep

Sleep-Immunity-Nutrition

Over the last decades, the prevalence of sleep disorders has substantially increased globally, and it is increasingly understood to have many important health and economic-related effects.[1] A wide range of behavioural risk factors have been identified to explain, at least in part, this rise in sleep challenges. One primary driver is the evolution of the modern lifestyle which is characterised by a number of potential contributors, such as higher levels of non-resolving stress, prolonged working...

Mental Health Nervous System Stress Management

Anxiety and Depression is a ‘Thing’

Reading the press, listening to the radio, or sourcing information from journals or other sources such as social media, it is hard to miss the changes in emotional strength that are being reported on. However one chooses to place the rising rate of emotional dysfunction, there is an expanded need being met by a diminished process of support. Friendships, family and professionals are all stretched and cannot, it seems, easily meet the growing need. Research shows that: In any given week in England...

Immune Health Brain Health Sleep

Normal, Nostalgia & the importance of Circadian Clocks

“Nostalgia” was first identified in 1688 by Swiss physician Johannes Hofer who recorded the impact of nostos (homecoming) and algia (pain) on Swiss soldiers abroad. He mused that nostalgia is part of what it means to be “modern”. No longer recognised as a medical diagnosis, this gnawing feeling of loss (often exaggerated by those who seek to politicise it) speaks to a world of rapid transformation and the severing of settled identities. It can be seen as collective or personal, reflecting a societal...

Immune Health Food Diets Sleep

The ‘cross talk’ between sleep, nutrition, and immunity

Sleep affects various immune parameters, and is associated with reduced infection risk and can improve infection outcome, autoimmunity, and vaccination responses[1]. Adequate nutrition is an essential factor that also supports the immune system[2]. Not only as it provides fuel for rapidly metabolising immune cells, but also many micronutrients operate as regulators of the immune system, including the generation of cytokines, antibodies, and many immune-active proteins and metabolites. Many modifiable...

Sleep – Why, How and Help

Global Challenges with Lifestyle Solutions

Sleep-Immunity-Nutrition

Anxiety and Depression is a ‘Thing’

Normal, Nostalgia & the importance of Circadian Clocks

The ‘cross talk’ between sleep, nutrition, and immunity

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