Psychology Update — Read This If You Wake Up Hungry In The Middle Of The Night

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TITLE Read This If You Wake Up Hungry In The Middle Of The Night DESCRIPTION What an interesting article!   I think that many of us have on occasion awakened at some time through the night and felt hungry and then binged on toast, ice cream, a treat, or a snack.   WHY?  This fascinating… Read more »

Psychology Update — The Circadian Clock in Your Nose

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TITLE The Circadian Clock in Your Nose   DESCRIPTION In an interesting study using adolescent subjects, researchers were interested in whether the sense of smell (odor sensitivity) varied over the course of the day.   The purpose behind the experiment was to test a hypothesis regarding odor sensitivity and eating behaviors.  The subjects were tested… Read more »

Goodnight. Sleep Clean

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Description:   While there are many known functions of sleep, scientists now believe that another function that occurs during the sleep cycles is the cleaning out and clearing the brain of toxins that have built up throughout the waking day.  The scientists call this the “glymphatic system” in that it involves the glial cells of the… Read more »