Glasses that go dark automatically
I have glasses with transition lenses which go darker when exposed to UV light, and I'm concerned that I won't be getting as many light related benefits if I wear these glasses during the day. However they're also very comfortable when it happens to be a very sunny wonderful day and it's like 1 pm and clear outside and I definitely need sunglasses so I'm thinking about getting another pair of glasses which does not have this transition quality and they're just clear totally clear and wear the clear ones in the morning and the transition ones only after I get my morning sunlight for example.
Future podcast
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2775156/ In the future podcast, could you invite the author of this paper from the national Institute of health, titled cerebellum development during childhood and adolescence, longitudinal morphing MRI study. I would like to understand the higher cognitive reasoning development in the cerebellum, and in the executive function of the brain. Hopefully I'm asking this question correctly does the higher cognitive reasoning develops first in the cerebellum, or the executive function section of the brain. Also, could you discuss The function of white and gray matter of the developing brain and its role..🌈
Vertigo
I'd love an episode on Vertigo. I have had vertigo off and on for years. I have heard of more and more people experiencing vertigo. Why is this happening and what are the causes? Is it really just the otoliths and if so why do they not go back in place and stay there? Is it related to hydration? Or viruses? Or simply head position? Or any other causes? And by vertigo I mean room spinning not light-headedness or dizziness. I've had neck adjustments, Epley maneuver, testing for Menier's disease, etc. and still have vertigo off and on. What does the research say on vertigo?
Night Waking
I would love to hear more about night waking, if it is really a problem in sleep or not and if so, how to eliminate it. Is it really THE BEST to sleep through the night? Or is night waking pretty normal and common? I wear an Oura ring and often get excellent scores (and crowns) despite waking in the night for anywhere from 30mins - 2hrs. I have tried many different techniques to eliminate night waking but I am still experiencing it most of the time. Here are some of the things I have tired. - stopping fluids at 7pm (except what I need to take supplements before bed) - supplements for sleep currently Ashwaganda (Sleep Maintenance), Calcium/Magnesium, Apogenin, chamomile tea, Ayuphos (phosphotydil Serrine) {have tried many others in the past too many to list} -When I wake in the night I chew one chewable tablet of Designs for Health Pharma GABA -HRT including Estradiol and Progesterone -Meditation each day -Sensate device (for relaxation and vagus nerve stimilation) 2x per day -Red lights in the living room for relaxing and reading at least 1 hour before bed -Eating dinner at 5:30-6:30 and no snacking past 7pm at the latest -9pm bedtime (this has slowly moved earlier and earlier and I seem to sleep best with this bedtime) -Wear ear plugs at night and sleep in a completely dark room -I now have no bed partners - my husband and I have our own bedrooms and we both sleep much better this way! Regardless of how much fluid drink or don't drink I tend to need to get up to pee in the night. Whether I feel the need to pee or not, my mind still wakes at around the same time in the middle of the night. Is this just a habit that I need to somehow break? Could it be changes in my blood sugar or something else? I do tend to have lower blood sugars. My doctor at one point suggested a low dose of a newer sleeping pill (Mirtazapine/Remeron: 7.5mg nightly x 6-12 weeks to retrain your sleep). What do you think of this idea and what does the research say about a short stent of a sleeping pill to get back to a non-night-waking sleeping pattern? I have tried cognitive behavior therapy techniques which sometimes help a little but I ultimately go back to the same night-waking pattern. I typically wake between the hours of 2:30am and 4:30am for 30mins to 2hrs. I have tried listening to a meditation in the night or getting up to read but that only makes my sleep worse. I also try mindfulness and breathing techniques in the night and this with relaxing and melting into the bed saying "sleep" to myself in my mind seams to work the best at getting me back to sleep eventually. It means I am in bed for a long time to get adequate sleep but then wake with good scores in the morning. My mind is just so active in the night thinking, planning, ruminating, etc.! I am 54 years old and have had this type of "insomnia" for probably 15 plus years. I have had a sensitive stress response in the past and have to really watch stimulation and even how much I exercise to avoid getting overly fatigued. One theory I have is that because I typically get between 1.5 -2hrs of deep sleep early in the night my body feels rested and so my mind wakes up too much when I come out of this deeper sleep state? I also tend to get about the same amount of REM sleep through the second half of the night. However, If I wake up before getting at least 7 - 7.5 hours of sleep I feel like I am not as rested. I realize this is long and detailed but hopefully it helps to understand what I am aksing here. I'd love to hear any thoughts you have and any research that has been done regarding night waking, whether it is problematic or not and solutions if it is indeed a problem. Thank you! Zenana