GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid): The importance of this important neurotransmitter has only been recognized in recent years, but it is thought to play an important role in a variety of health conditions, including ADHD, insomnia, depression, anxiety, inflammation and premenstrual syndrome. GABA is an endogenous neurotransmitter that has an inhibitory effect…
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We survived it too!
“We survived it too” – Why survivorship bias is making our children ill It’s one of those phrases that everyone has probably heard before: “We survived it too.” Whether it’s about getting up early, tough exams or the legendary “school of life” – this phrase is used as a kind…
Continue ReadingThe sun must go …
The sun must go … Our natural world is a complex system that has been perfectly coordinated over millions of years, but is often simple in its basic structure. At its core, everything revolves around the sun, and not just in the literal sense, at least in our solar system.…
Continue ReadingSleep and society – a fatal paradox?
The Resmed’s 2025 Global Sleep Survey is out and has drawn a remarkable conclusion. “t’s a paradox of modern life—sleep quality is falling short even as its value is being increasingly acknowledged.” This sentence in Resmed’s 2025 Global Sleep Survey was the one that concerned me personally the most. Although…
Continue ReadingMAHA – Make America Healthy Again
MAHA – Make America Healthy Again Health should actually be a central issue in any policy, because the economy, politics etc. are of no use to us if the people are ill. John F. Kennedy emphasized in a speech to the Council on Physical Fitness on July 20, 1961: “The…
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