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We interrupt your normal wellness broadcast for some whining.

What does it mean when your legs are really sore and stiff even though you haven't done anything strenuous?

I know being pregnant means going through a lot of changes, but I don't remember having such bad headaches and such horrible stiffness in my muscles. Of course Braeden is almost five and so it has been awhile, but could my memory be THAT bad?

Perhaps I need some sort of pregnancy massage? Haha, it is funny to me because tomorrow I will be 5 weeks along and as far as I am concerned it is FAR TOO EARLY to feel this bad!

I am welcoming any tips.

And now for your regularly scheduled program.

I read an article this morning on something referred to as "flashbulb memory" it was printed today on the anniversary of 9/11. As I am sure most people who know about 9/11, I have what I imagine is a perfect memory of exactly what I was doing and where I was on that tragic morning. I was on campus at the University of Delaware sitting in an American Lit. class in Memorial Hall.

Can I consider this a flashbulb memory? A flashbulb memory is a memory that was laid down in great detail during a personally significant event, often a shocking event of national or international importance. These memories are perceived to have a "photographic" quality.

It turns out that the act of remembering a memory actually changes the memory itself. Although we like to imagine our memories as immutable impressions, like a data file on a computer hard drive, our memories are actually a ceaseless process. Every time we remember anything, the neuronal structure of the memory is delicately transformed, a process called reconsolidation. (Freud called this process Nachtraglichkeit, or "retroactivity".) The memory is altered in the absence of the original stimulus, becoming less about what you remember and more about you. - SOURCE

Hmm, makes you wonder. Somehow it makes me feel better to think my memory is accurate and vivid because of how intense the event. But I suppose it is possible it has changed over the years. And this is why I blog. =o)

Labels: flashbulb memory, memory

As we know loss of sleep can really hurt your immune system. But what else do we need to know about having a healthy, or unhealthy, sleeping pattern?

According to a recent posting on Science Daily, there has been a recent study which shows losing sleep for even part of one night can trigger the key cellular pathway that produces tissue-damaging inflammation. The findings suggest a good night's sleep can ease the risk of both heart disease and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.

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In further reading, I found that sleeping pill use among young adults rose 85 percent between 2000 and 2004, according to Medco Health Solutions, and the older the person, the more likely they are to use sleeping pills.

One has to wonder if all these sleep issues could potentially be a big factor in the problem of obesity. I don't know about you but I am more likely to search out foods which will give me more energy when I'm tired and they tend to have a lot of sugar in them.

I suppose we shall see.

Labels: Autoimmunity, Biological Psychiatry, heart disease, Immune System, Inflammation, Rheumatoid arthritis, Science Daily, United States