Quotes of the Day

Who needs a sleeping pill? This list is fairly short: 1. For brief periods of acute stress secondary to clearly identifiable stressors or sleep disruptors: loss of a loved one, loss of a job, divorce, chronic pain, and so on. 2. Environmental issues: sleeping in a hotel, camping with your family, or other episodic events that temporarily put you in an environment where sleep is difficult. 3. Shift work disorder. 4. Jet lag. 5. There are some who would add "primary insomnia" to this list. I'm not buying it. I believe there are patients who have higher-than-normal arousal than others. These patients need cognitive behavioral therapy, not a pill. [2017] - W. Chris Winter

When you buy a system, it is unlikely that seller is using it as well; usually it is an older system that he doesn’t use anymore. [2003] - Marcel Link

If you feel that Revenue Canada would still consider you to be a resident, don't worry, now you know what they're looking for and you can change your current situation to become a non-resident. For example, you could place property in a trust to get it out of your name. [2007] - David M. Voth

For Week 2, if your sleep efficiency (total sleep time / total time in bed) is 84% or less, set your threshold bedtime 15 minutes later but always give yourself at least 5.0 hours in bed; if your sleep efficiency is 85-89%, keep the same threshold bedtime; if your sleep efficiency is 90-94%, set your threshold bedtime 15 minutes earlier; if your sleep efficiency is 95% or greater, set your threshold bedtime 30 minutes earlier. If your sleep efficiency hasn't improved over 2 weeks, don't continue to restrict your sleep. Otherwise, repeat in Week 3 using the new sleep efficiency. This technique should be doing its work by Weeks 3-4. Your optimal sleep duration is reached when you're getting quite solid sleep (e.g., about 85% sleep efficiency) and you're not feeling overly sleepy during the daytime. [2021] - Judith R. Davidson

Preservation methods in prepackaged, jarred, processed, and canned foods require the use of chemicals that are inherently acidic or have properties that loosen the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES). I allow three exceptions in the Acid Watcher Diet: canned tuna, chickpeas, and beans. Canned tuna must be water packed and drained before using. Canned chickpeas and beans must be organic and thoroughly washed to eliminate traces of acidified liquids. [2017] - Jonathan Aviv