Find Your Rubber Duckie….

As a child I have fond memories of bathtime.  It was always filled with toys and occasional songs at the end of the day and was a great chance to hang out with my Mum, unwind and get ready for bed.

As we grow up, the rubber duckie is put away and we gain the independence to bath or shower ourselves.  As adults, time pressures often mean that the time it takes for a bath is traded for other activities.

Perhaps it is time to bring the bath back? (and even your rubber duckie if you fancy it!)

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Light and Circadian Rhythms : natural partners in sleep

I have always found that Circadian Rhythms sounds either like a great name for band or something to with insects… I was wrong on both counts.  Infact Circadian Rythms (meaning “about a day”) is commonly referred to as the biologic closk and is the daily cycle of life, including sleeping and waking.

Hundreds of bodily functions follow biologic clocks, but sleeping and waking are the most prominent circadian rhythms. Read more »