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Vampires are everywhere! From the
Twilight series of books and movie(s) to the HBO show
True Blood, the vampires have pop culture hook, line, and
sinker. But what is it about blood-sucking creatures with
fangs that electrifies human interest? I saw my first episode of
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My mother and I disagree about the importance of happiness. She adamantly argues that people in my (possibly, your) generation place too much emphasis on trying to be happy. She says that's a pragmatic perspective, that life is more about getting done what you have to get done to take care of yourself and the people you love. I think her thoughts on happiness are...well, sad. Read More »
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When a doctor recently swore to a Glamour editor that he could help women lose weight just by making over their sleep habits, we were dubious. Research has linked lack of sleep to weight gain, but certainly weight loss requires hard work, diet and exercise—right? We decided to put it to the test. Sleep and medical experts Michael Breus, Ph.D., and Steven Lamm, M.D., created a plan for seven Glamour readers of varying weights. The women’s one simple goal: Get at least seven and a half hours of sleep a night. That’s it. In fact, we asked the women not to make any significant diet or exercise changes—we wanted to see if sleep and sleep alone would make a difference. Did it ever! Week by week, we were amazed by the results the women reported. At the end of 10 weeks, Réal Hamilton-Romeo, 30, dropped seven pounds; Kate Foley, 25, lost six; Lisa Braverman, 34, took off nine pounds; Brelyn Johnson, 28, lost 10 pounds; Paige Barr, 35, shed 12; and—are you ready for this?—Ehmonie Hainey, 33, lost 15.
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It's 12:45 am. And I have tried to shut down my laptop for about two hours now. It is wayyyy past my bedtime. But I stumbled upon Shine tonight was reluctant to sign up to blog...did it anyway...loved how easy it was...changed my name to protect the newcomer to...
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Our, still nesting, sons work their jobs into their extracurricular activities. We, the old parents, think it should be the other way around. Sons stay out or up ( friends, dates, playing games) until the wee hours of morning, hit the pillow for never more than a few hours sleep, awaken with 15 minutes to spare, work all day (and you know they must be dragging), come straight home and sleep until 9 or 9:30 pm, eat,and then repeat the cycle . How to function though sleep deprived - is this a vital skill our sons will need when they become dads? * Dad: ( with conviction) I knew the importance of giving a full day's work for a full day's pay. I took care of myself, got enough sleep and was alert and ready. If I stayed out, it was on the weekends * Mom: ( knowing he misremembered) It's training that will be invaluable later. It's important that they get used to it, build up a tolerance. * Dad: (Yelling) "Training?!?!? For what? Torture? Read More »
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As a fairly new mom, I'm well acquainted with the concept of sleep deprivation. So, reading some of the stories around Shine over the last few weeks about how little sleep everyone is getting these days makes me think I'm not doing so bad after all.So, Elastic Waist's blogger... Read More »
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The truth is, all of our modern conveniences like email and microwave ovens and Johnny Depp (what?) mean that we're trying to cram that many more things into our day, having the cake, eating it too, working it off and then watching Rachael Ray make a better cake than the cake you just ate,... Read More »
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