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fromTasting Table
2 weeks agoIf Drinking Alcohol Makes You Sleepy, This Is Why - Tasting Table
Due to alcohol being a depressant substance, this means that it slows down your central nervous system by calming the neurotransmitters that keep you alert. Alcohol can behave the same way sedatives do, by fixating on the two neurotransmitters in your brain known as gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate.
Wine
fromInverse
3 weeks agoWhat Scientists Are Learning About Sleep and Memory Formation
Sleep plays a central role in memory consolidation - the process by which newly acquired information is stabilized and integrated into long-term memory stores. Research from institutions including Harvard Medical School and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences has shown that different stages of sleep contribute to different types of memory. Slow-wave sleep, or deep sleep, appears to be particularly important for declarative memory - the kind that stores facts and events.
Mental health
fromScary Mommy
3 weeks agoHere's Why Your Brain Hits "GO" On Every Anxious Thought Right When You Want To Sleep
Nighttime anxiety spikes are normal and caused by factors like blood sugar dysregulation, reduced distractions, and the brain's protective mechanisms becoming hyperactive in darkness and quiet.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoWeight loss drugs may stop people getting addicted to drugs and alcohol, study finds
GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce addiction risk to alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, and opioids while decreasing overdose, hospitalization, and mortality rates in people with substance use disorders.
fromwww.wired.com
1 year agoI Tested 20 Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids to Find a Way to Beat My Insomnia
I tested AGZ's chocolate and mint flavors, which come with a frother, and you can blend the powder with water or milk, either warm or cold (although I think it tastes the best with milk, like a frothy hot cocoa). The drink doesn't taste overly sweet and has a nice, rich chocolate taste. The mix is melatonin-free, instead with adaptogens, herbs, and minerals, including magnesium, vitamin B6, L-theanine, ashwagandha, and calming herbs.
Alternative medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoPsychiatric drugs aren't always the answer | Letter
Yes, there has been a shocking lack of progress in developing transformative psychiatric medicine (We need new drugs for mental ill-health, 5 February), but this may be because in mental health, drugs are not always the answer (see, for example, Richard P Bentall's Doctoring the Mind). Huge progress has been made in the effectiveness of talking therapies for example, free effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is available to all UK army veterans through the charity PTSD Resolution.
Mental health
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 months agoIf you can't sleep in complete silence and need the TV playing, psychology says you probably have these 8 distinct traits - Silicon Canals
People who need background noise to sleep often exhibit higher anxiety and an overactive mind, using familiar audio to distract and prevent rumination.
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoMore on Low-Dose Sublingual Ketamine
The standard explanation is that ketamine blocks NMDA receptors. These receptors bind glutamate, which is a chemical messenger found throughout the brain and body. By blocking NMDA receptors, ketamine increase "brain-derived neurotrophic factor" (BDNF), a protein which I refer to as "Miracle-Grow for the brain." BDNF promotes neuroplasticity-which is the growth of new connections (synapses) in the brain. This has traditionally been viewed as the primary mechanism responsible for ketamine's therapeutic benefits. But ketamine does so much more!
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoLow Dose Sublingual Ketamine
Statistics show that about one-third of people with depression achieve remission-meaning their symptoms are gone-with traditional antidepressant medications. This matched my experience treating people, and I had grown to accept that this was as good as it gets. Although I wasn't thrilled with the fact that many people continued to struggle with significant symptoms of persistent depression, it seemed this was as good as we could do.
Mental health
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