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]]> By: Ben http://www.realfooduniversity.com/book-review-lights-out-sleep-sugar-and-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Ben Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:13:06 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=28#comment-41 Just read all your comments, and just recently started this book, (you can see my habits haven't conformed yet, as I am on the computer at 10pm). It's a really interesting book, especially the science of it.. As a paramedic, I have some background in anatomy and physiology, (not a doctor) and a lot of what the authors say about the different hormonal reactions in the body make sense. Some I remember specifically and others have jogged my memory, or seem plausible, especially the feedback loops, the body has many of those, positive and negative. I am a bit bummed hearing about the lack of credibility of the authors, but like Scott said, on starting the book, I immediately disregarded some of the conspiratorial talk.. I was slightly annoyed that they even included it, but at the same time, our government isn't perfect, and the mix of politics and science has proven to dilute or even block the truth in other areas... so who knows.. Americans would have a hard time hearing that their workaholic drive for more stuff was the cause of illness.. Anyway, I will keep reading and enjoying my bed. Just read all your comments, and just recently started this book, (you can see my habits haven’t conformed yet, as I am on the computer at 10pm). It’s a really interesting book, especially the science of it.. As a paramedic, I have some background in anatomy and physiology, (not a doctor) and a lot of what the authors say about the different hormonal reactions in the body make sense. Some I remember specifically and others have jogged my memory, or seem plausible, especially the feedback loops, the body has many of those, positive and negative. I am a bit bummed hearing about the lack of credibility of the authors, but like Scott said, on starting the book, I immediately disregarded some of the conspiratorial talk.. I was slightly annoyed that they even included it, but at the same time, our government isn’t perfect, and the mix of politics and science has proven to dilute or even block the truth in other areas… so who knows.. Americans would have a hard time hearing that their workaholic drive for more stuff was the cause of illness.. Anyway, I will keep reading and enjoying my bed.

]]> By: JAN http://www.realfooduniversity.com/book-review-lights-out-sleep-sugar-and-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-40 JAN Wed, 13 May 2009 15:53:47 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=28#comment-40 Lisa, Regarding your comments on living at the equator: People living in the northern latitudes have the greatest incidence of SAD (Seasonal affective disorder) and also the highest depression/suicide rates, probably because of lack of sunlight in the winter. Also, check out www.mercola.com for his articles about sun and vitamin D. Light coming through glass loses its beneficial UVB, and the harmful UVA comes through. I think the other side of the coin may be that it's not so much that artificial light is in itself harmful, but that the lack of enough natural sunshine is causing the problem. However, I have had luck wearing red goggles after the sun sets and a sleep mask at night. I feel much more calmer and relaxed. My carbohydrate carvings have gone away. The only problem is, when I have to be around bright nights at night, now, it gives me a headache! Lisa, Regarding your comments on living at the equator: People living in the northern latitudes have the greatest incidence of SAD (Seasonal affective disorder) and also the highest depression/suicide rates, probably because of lack of sunlight in the winter. Also, check out http://www.mercola.com for his articles about sun and vitamin D. Light coming through glass loses its beneficial UVB, and the harmful UVA comes through. I think the other side of the coin may be that it’s not so much that artificial light is in itself harmful, but that the lack of enough natural sunshine is causing the problem. However, I have had luck wearing red goggles after the sun sets and a sleep mask at night. I feel much more calmer and relaxed. My carbohydrate carvings have gone away. The only problem is, when I have to be around bright nights at night, now, it gives me a headache!

]]> By: Anna http://www.realfooduniversity.com/book-review-lights-out-sleep-sugar-and-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Anna Wed, 13 May 2009 05:22:01 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=28#comment-39 Scott, It's too cool that people are reading that far back on your blog. Gotta love it! I think a book like this is a good reason to read "around a subject". In other words, read up on the subject, from more than one vantage point, perhaps even from competing theorists. I think then it is easier to separate wheat from the chaff, to use another one of those annoying grain metaphors. I do agree with Scott's view, that the main point of getting enough quality sleep and not burning the candle at both ends, is the most important and most well-substantiated point to take from the book. Scott,

It’s too cool that people are reading that far back on your blog. Gotta love it!

I think a book like this is a good reason to read “around a subject”. In other words, read up on the subject, from more than one vantage point, perhaps even from competing theorists. I think then it is easier to separate wheat from the chaff, to use another one of those annoying grain metaphors. I do agree with Scott’s view, that the main point of getting enough quality sleep and not burning the candle at both ends, is the most important and most well-substantiated point to take from the book.

]]> By: skustes http://www.realfooduniversity.com/book-review-lights-out-sleep-sugar-and-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-38 skustes Tue, 12 May 2009 21:40:37 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=28#comment-38 Lisa and Matthew, good calls. The further from reading this book I've gotten, the less I believe a lot of what they write. Basically, just get more sleep, in a really dark room, preferably a bit cool. Cheers Scott Lisa and Matthew, good calls. The further from reading this book I’ve gotten, the less I believe a lot of what they write. Basically, just get more sleep, in a really dark room, preferably a bit cool.

Cheers
Scott

]]> By: Matthew Jarsky http://www.realfooduniversity.com/book-review-lights-out-sleep-sugar-and-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Matthew Jarsky Tue, 12 May 2009 19:55:53 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=28#comment-37 Lisa: Your skepticism is well founded. The jist of the book, "we need good quality sleep and enough of it", is true. The rest is unsubstantiated. Read my earlier comments and that posted by Anna (on June 12th, 2008 1:23 pm) for further clarification on my doubts. Lisa: Your skepticism is well founded.

The jist of the book, “we need good quality sleep and enough of it”, is true. The rest is unsubstantiated. Read my earlier comments and that posted by Anna (on June 12th, 2008 1:23 pm) for further clarification on my doubts.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.realfooduniversity.com/book-review-lights-out-sleep-sugar-and-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Lisa Tue, 12 May 2009 19:43:40 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=28#comment-36 I'm just now reading this book and while I see some interesting possibilities, what I don't understand is why it's all about cold winters with many extra hours of darkness ... didn't humanity spend a lot of time in the tropics during our evolution, in africa? In the tropics, the nights are the same lenght all year round (it's kind of weird, I lived 2 degrees from the equator for 10 months and the days never changed length, it was hard to track passing months). Sure there are seasons of a sort everywhere, it gets rainier or drier, but every time I read about "the time of coming ice" I just wonder if euro-centricity can be distorting the biological information here. I’m just now reading this book and while I see some interesting possibilities,
what I don’t understand is why it’s all about cold winters with many extra hours of darkness … didn’t humanity spend a lot of time in the tropics during our evolution, in africa? In the tropics, the nights are the same lenght all year round (it’s kind of weird, I lived 2 degrees from the equator for 10 months and the days never changed length, it was hard to track passing months). Sure there are seasons of a sort everywhere, it gets rainier or drier, but every time I read about “the time of coming ice” I just wonder if euro-centricity can be distorting the biological information here.

]]> By: skustes http://www.realfooduniversity.com/book-review-lights-out-sleep-sugar-and-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-35 skustes Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:04:10 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=28#comment-35 Hey Jan, I've heard the blue light in particular is what hurts your sleep, so Dr. Phelps may be onto something. Worth trying for $10 Cheers Scott Hey Jan, I’ve heard the blue light in particular is what hurts your sleep, so Dr. Phelps may be onto something. Worth trying for $10

Cheers
Scott

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