Comments on: Go to sleep — now http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/ none the wiser Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:59:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: mandarine http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-421 mandarine Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:54:44 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-421 When I was a kid, I dreamt of going to British Columbia or the Alaskan panhandle, with the fjords, the flying boats, the lush rainforest, the bears. Now I am not so sure. When I was a kid, I dreamt of going to British Columbia or the Alaskan panhandle, with the fjords, the flying boats, the lush rainforest, the bears. Now I am not so sure.

]]> By: healingmagichands http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-438 healingmagichands Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:31:34 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-438 Yes, Mandarine. I am older than dirt. Ha ha. No really, that was in Juneau Alaska, and as you can well imagine there were lots of references being made to Biblical floods towards the end of the time period. What was exceptional about the experience was not only the long period of dampness. The day the sun finally broke through the clouds, the Legislature closed its session and a holiday was declared pretty much all over town. Yes, Mandarine. I am older than dirt. Ha ha. No really, that was in Juneau Alaska, and as you can well imagine there were lots of references being made to Biblical floods towards the end of the time period. What was exceptional about the experience was not only the long period of dampness. The day the sun finally broke through the clouds, the Legislature closed its session and a holiday was declared pretty much all over town.

]]> By: mandarine http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-437 mandarine Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:27:46 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-437 "There was one period where it rained every day for 40 days" - that was a long long time ago. Are you that old? I won't get you started on hormones in meat, or any other chemical that we are made to inhale or ingest for the sake of... can't think of a good reason. “There was one period where it rained every day for 40 days” - that was a long long time ago. Are you that old?

I won’t get you started on hormones in meat, or any other chemical that we are made to inhale or ingest for the sake of… can’t think of a good reason.

]]> By: healingmagichands http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-436 healingmagichands Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:21:39 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-436 Furthermore, to blame artificial light for our hormonal disturbances is to take a complicated subject and simplify it to a ridiculous extent. I believe that the plethora of xeno-estrogens that we are exposed to, found in everything from polyester to cosmetics to foodstuffs is also to blame. Don't even get me started on artificial hormones and the hormones in meat. Furthermore, to blame artificial light for our hormonal disturbances is to take a complicated subject and simplify it to a ridiculous extent. I believe that the plethora of xeno-estrogens that we are exposed to, found in everything from polyester to cosmetics to foodstuffs is also to blame. Don’t even get me started on artificial hormones and the hormones in meat.

]]> By: healingmagichands http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-435 healingmagichands Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:17:39 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-435 Just because you can't see the moon does not mean that the light it reflects does not affect you. And what about those countries? If they truly cannot see the moon for months, what are their women's cycles like? Besides, the point I was really after is the prevalence of artificial light playing havoc, not whether we feel the moonlight on us, although I can see how my run-on mind and comment may have obscured that. I lived in Juneau Alaska for a couple of years, a place where it rains all the time. There was one period where it rained every day for 40 days, and we never actually saw the sun break through the clouds. Despite all that rain and cloud and mist, you could still tell when there was a full moon. Just because you can’t see the moon does not mean that the light it reflects does not affect you. And what about those countries? If they truly cannot see the moon for months, what are their women’s cycles like? Besides, the point I was really after is the prevalence of artificial light playing havoc, not whether we feel the moonlight on us, although I can see how my run-on mind and comment may have obscured that. I lived in Juneau Alaska for a couple of years, a place where it rains all the time. There was one period where it rained every day for 40 days, and we never actually saw the sun break through the clouds. Despite all that rain and cloud and mist, you could still tell when there was a full moon.

]]> By: mandarine http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-434 mandarine Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:22:51 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-434 I'd love to go on a safari holiday ... at home. I’d love to go on a safari holiday … at home.

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-433 Charlotte Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:32:32 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-433 Great post. One of the reasons I love a safari holiday so much is that you match your rhythms to the rhythms of the bush - wake early, nap during the heat of the day and go to sleep early. It is delicious. I had six months of sleep deprivation when Ollie used to wake every 45 minutes throughout the night, and I had a complete personality change - I became a snarling, plate-throwing monster. The more sleep I have, the more charming I am! Great post. One of the reasons I love a safari holiday so much is that you match your rhythms to the rhythms of the bush - wake early, nap during the heat of the day and go to sleep early. It is delicious.

I had six months of sleep deprivation when Ollie used to wake every 45 minutes throughout the night, and I had a complete personality change - I became a snarling, plate-throwing monster. The more sleep I have, the more charming I am!

]]> By: mandarine http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-432 mandarine Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:03:06 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-432 I fail to be convinced with the moon argument: what about countries where you cannot see the moon for weeks and months in a row because of fog or clouds? However, I agree that streetlights are a hassle (even in my little village, they leave the streetlamps on during the whole night, and we have to shut the curtains). It seems to be good for bats, though. I fail to be convinced with the moon argument: what about countries where you cannot see the moon for weeks and months in a row because of fog or clouds?

However, I agree that streetlights are a hassle (even in my little village, they leave the streetlamps on during the whole night, and we have to shut the curtains). It seems to be good for bats, though.

]]> By: healingmagichands http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-431 healingmagichands Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:37:21 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-431 In addition to sleep deprivation, Mandarine, there is evidence that sleeping while under the influence of artificial lights screws with our hormones as well. There are lots of articles that suggest that one should black out one's windows so that while you are sleeping you are actually in the dark and not receiving light from streetlights, etc. The problem with this is that it appears that the moonlight pattern is quite an important "signal" to the hormonal patterns of women, which is one reason that modern women suffer disruptions to their natural cycles. Their bodies are extremely confused by all the extraneous light they are subjected to. When I moved from the big city (San Francisco) to the family farm out in the country of the Ozarks where we had no streetlights or yard lights, my cycle changed from completely irregular and squirrely to 29 days within months. In addition to sleep deprivation, Mandarine, there is evidence that sleeping while under the influence of artificial lights screws with our hormones as well. There are lots of articles that suggest that one should black out one’s windows so that while you are sleeping you are actually in the dark and not receiving light from streetlights, etc. The problem with this is that it appears that the moonlight pattern is quite an important “signal” to the hormonal patterns of women, which is one reason that modern women suffer disruptions to their natural cycles. Their bodies are extremely confused by all the extraneous light they are subjected to.

When I moved from the big city (San Francisco) to the family farm out in the country of the Ozarks where we had no streetlights or yard lights, my cycle changed from completely irregular and squirrely to 29 days within months.

]]> By: mandarine http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-430 mandarine Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:35:39 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/go-to-sleep-now/#comment-430 To avoid the popular protests, have it burgled away -- that did the trick for me six years ago. Indeed, camping is a great way to practice such habits, but then too many people believe they are not allowed to carry on when they're back home. To avoid the popular protests, have it burgled away — that did the trick for me six years ago.

Indeed, camping is a great way to practice such habits, but then too many people believe they are not allowed to carry on when they’re back home.

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