Monday! It's been a weird week.
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group gives Kossacks a safe place to check in, a daily diary where we can let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, earthquakes, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It also allows us to find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, earthquakes etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a Kosmail and ask to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news!
We do have a diary schedule. But, when you are ready to write that diary, either post in thread or send FloridaSNMOM a Kosmail with the date. If you need someone to fill in, ditto. FloridaSNMOM is here on and off through the day usually from around 9:30 or 10 am eastern to around 11 pm eastern.
Monday:
BadKitties
Tuesday:
ejoanna
Wednesday:
Caedy
Thursday:
art ah zen
Friday:
FloridaSNMOM
Saturday:
Most Awesome Nana
Sunday:
loggersbrat
Omit the briefs and doughnuts :)
I ran across
this article a few days ago. I have always avoided sleeping naked because...there might be a fire. Someone might break into the house. The cat might scratch me somewhere awkward. I might look fat. i would be cold. But it turns out that sleeping naked is actually GOOD for you, and can even possibly reduce belly fat!
You’ll get way better sleep.
You’ll reduce your belly size.
If you opt for sleeping in the buff, you could reduce the fat around your belly and even lower your cholesterol.
Cortisol is the stress hormone. I am CONSTANTLY stressed these days, so I take
Relacore, usually.
But as this HUffPo article points out,
Its also good for your health in other ways -- researchers have found that people with normal or high blood pressure experience a 20 to 30 per cent reduction in blood pressure and 10 to 20 per cent reduction in heart rate during sleep.
Better body composition: As mentioned, wearing heavy blankets or clothing to bed will impede the release of growth hormone, which means you won't burn fat while you sleep or benefit from night-time repair of your bones, skin and muscles.
Growth hormone (HGH) affects just about every cell in the body. It's essential for tissue repair, muscle building, bone density and healthy body composition. People who sleep less than six hours a night may be three times more likely to develop a condition which leads to diabetes and heart disease (and in turn, weight gain), according to researchers at the University of Warwick. When your sleep is insufficient, your cortisol and hunger hormones both surge, causing a corresponding increase in insulin. You also experience decreases in the fat-burning and appetite-controlling hormones.
So...I tried it. and, by golly, I AM sleeping better!! I have my robe at the foot of the bed so that I can grab it. I don't look or feel appreciably thinner, but it has only been 5 days or so.
And I'm a Leo, so...
Yes, this was a weird topic :) But I feel that it is a public service announcement :)
Hope that everyone has a wonderful day! i have another doctor appointment.