After I heard about this study, I decided to stay up late for you night owls. I know some of you are staying up late and struggling with sleep, so I decided to wait until it was late to write this and publish it. This one’s for you, the night owls…that will hopefully not be night owls for much longer. Did you stay up late on the weekend? Did you feel groggy on Monday? Have any alcohol or “nightcaps” ? Turns out, these are having a big negative impact on your health. But what if all you needed was a conch? Or a certain fruit? Healthline reports on the study: Late nights and a few drinks might be disrupting your sleep more than you think. A large international study led by researchers at Flinders University has found that symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) — a common sleep disorder that may slow or stop breathing — may tend to worsen on weekends. Researchers coined the term “social apnea” to describe the weekend increase in symptoms, which appear driven by lifestyle habits such as staying up late, sleeping in, and drinking alcohol. Adherence to OSA therapies like CPAP machines may also be less consistent on weekends. The team analyzed data from over 70,000 people worldwide and found participants were 18% more likely to have moderate to severe OSA on weekends (Saturdays) than mid-week (Wednesdays). Sleeping an extra 45 minutes or more on weekends increased the risk of worse sleep apnea by 47%. Why ‘social apnea’ may worsen on weekends Sleep specialist Lindsey Hanna said symptoms of “social apnea” could develop even in those who don’t have obstructive sleep apnea. “We often call it ‘social jetlag,’” she told Healthline. “Your body clock thrives on predictability, and when you shift your schedule by several hours on the weekend, your sleep becomes lighter and more fragmented.” “Even without OSA, people often notice Monday morning grogginess, cravings for sugary foods, and reduced focus. You don’t need a diagnosis of OSA to feel the impact because your circadian system always notices when routines are off,” Hanna continued. Long-term effects of poor sleep Long-term poor sleep — even if it’s only on weekends — can take a toll on physical and mental health. “Even without diagnosed OSA (bear in mind it is massively under-diagnosed), irregular weekend routines can fragment sleep, reduce deep and REM stages, and leave you feeling less rested,” Darwall-Smith said. “It can also disrupt hormone balance, including leptin and ghrelin. This can lead to increased appetite, food cravings, and gradual weight gain, which in turn can raise OSA risk.” Late nights and increased alcohol consumption can also impact body weight and appetite hormones. “Eating large, late meals can disrupt digestion overnight and, over time, contribute to weight gain,” Darwall-Smith explained. “This is important because extra weight around the neck and upper airway increases OSA risk, while disrupted sleep alters hormones like leptin (which signals fullness) and ghrelin (which triggers hunger), making it harder to maintain a healthy weight.” “Beyond the medical side, disrupted sleep also affects patience, communication, and emotional availability,” she explained. Lifestyle changes to improve sleep quality If you’re concerned you’re not getting enough quality sleep on the weekends, experts say it’s important to maintain a consistent wake-up time, even on weekends. Here’s 3 options for you to help your sleep. The Conch, (if your sleep issue is caused by sleep apnea) The sleepy juice. Do what Noah does. What’s the conch? Remember the book/movie Lord of the Flies? The story about the kids stranded on an island and they start to go nuts. Well, whoever wanted to talk during their campfire meetings had to hold the conch. So that’s what you have to do. Get a conch and blow in it for 15 minutes, like you’re ready to go hunt down a pig. Do YOU suffer from sleep apnea? Well, there IS a cure pic.twitter.com/M0BFVfhuxY — What A Time To Be Alive (@whatatimepod) August 18, 2025 The Guardian reports on conch testing: Thirty people living with the disorder and aged between 19 and 65 were involved in the trial, led by researchers at the Eternal Heart Care Centre and Research Institute in Jaipur, India. About half of the group were taught how to use the shell, while the others carried out deep breathing exercises. Both groups were encouraged to practise their techniques for at least 15 minutes, five days a week. Six months later, the trial found that those who had practiced shankh blowing were 34% less sleepy during the day. They also had higher blood oxygen levels during the night, and four to five fewer OSA episodes an hour on average. Doesn’t sound sustainable? Ok. Here’s option #2, brought to you by Arnold’s Pump Club: If you want a nightcap to help you sleep, alcohol is not your best bet. While it might help you fall asleep sooner, it will also lead to more nighttime disruptions, worse heart rate variability, and lower sleep quality and recovery. If you’re looking for a drink that helps you fall and stay asleep without the downsides, research suggests tart cherry juice could be a natural way to support better sleep. Your sleep is affected by many behaviors. So checking in on your stress, daily movement, and how much you use technology at night are the first things to improve. If you’ve removed sleep disruptors, tart cherry juice could help because it’s packed with melatonin and can increase tryptophan, which can improve your natural production of melatonin and help you sleep. In some studies, drinking tart cherry juice appears to help people fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and have a higher percentage of deep sleep. If you’re going to juice your sleep protocol, the research suggests 30 ml of tart cherry juice concentrate or about 250 ml of regular tart cherry juice about one to two hours before sleep. You Booze, You Snooze? The idea of a “nightcap” might be one of the most misleading references ever. The term dates back to the 1800s as an alcoholic drink that helps you ease into sleep. There’s just one problem: research suggests that as little as one drink can completely disrupt a good night of rest. ​A recent study found that alcohol disrupted sleep time, sleep quality, the time spent in REM, and increased resting heart rate by nearly ten beats per minute. And for those thinking it might help you pass out, it also made it harder to fall asleep. Not surprisingly, mood, energy, and cognitive functioning also dropped the morning after. Don’t want your neighbors hear you using the conch for 15 minutes? Cherry juice not your thing? And here’s Option #3 Noah recently told me that that this one trick improved his sleep and he loves it! After hearing how so many were struggling with sleep, I knew I had to share this with you and couldn’t sleep on it. No pun intended…sort of. So what’s the trick? Silent Nights patches. And they’re a game changer! Just stick it and forget it! After I told him about the X39 patches, he got those. But he also tried their sleep patches. Combined, he loves how they’ve improved his sleep! (And Noah runs this site like he’s Trump, running around non-stop writing articles, and all his emails. I lost track of all the writing he does, so he needs to make sure he gets plenty of sleep to stay on his A game.) I know when I don’t get enough sleep it mgith shwo as I starrt to slurr my writting and spell turribly. But don’t take our word for it. Here’s Dr. Linda Goggin giving her take on the best way to sleep: Here’s the link to get the X39 patches she suggested. And for the Aeon patches, here’s the link for that. Those are the two that I personally wear too. The Aeon is amazing at lowering inflammation in the body and I love it! Here’s the link for the Silent Nights patches. And here’s a grateful mother, so glad that the Lord has led her to this. No more waking up at 2am and trying to fall back asleep for 4 hours for her anymore. I’m actually praying for the day when our food and environment is finally organic and toxin-free so we don’t even have to use these patches, except to reverse our aging. And here’s some amazing comments!

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM ER visits aren’t always the result of dramatic car crashes or exotic animal bites. Sometimes it’s just you, your kitchen, and an innocent-looking avocado conspiring to ruin your Tuesday. According to ER doctors, a huge portion of emergency room injuries are both shockingly common and totally preventable. According to the CDC, injuries make up nearly 30 percent of all ER visits. But unlike, say, heart attacks or freak accidents, many of these injuries boil down to a handful of everyday missteps, often quite literally. Here are the top five injuries ER docs say they see all the time, plus their very practical (and occasionally hilariously blunt) advice for how to stay out of the waiting room. Tripping hazards are sneakier than you think No, it’s not bungee jumping or rock climbing that’s landing people in the ER. It’s the good old staircase. “You’re in a hurry, you’re on autopilot, and the next thing you know, you’re flying down the stairs and missing the last step,” says Mark Morocco, MD, an emergency medicine physician at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The wrong footwear doesn’t help. Think: hiking in slides, crossing ice in Crocs, or teetering on gravel in stilettos. Mark Conroy, MD, at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, urges you to dress for the terrain and “carry fewer things at a time so you can actually see where you’re walking.” Put the knives down (and grab a cutting board) If you’ve ever attempted to pit an avocado by stabbing it with a knife, stop. Dr. Conroy says “avocado hand” is a frequent flier at the ER, as is its cousin, “bagel hand.” Dr. Morocco recommends wearing cut-resistant safety gloves when handling knives, while Dr. Rade Vukmir warns against slicing anything with a confusing texture (soft on the outside, hard on the inside) while holding it in your hand. And don’t even get ER doctors started on mandolines. “They elicit groans,” notes Jeff Baker, DO, from Palm Springs. “Beautiful slices, brutal injuries.” Two wheels, big risks E-bikes, scooters, and bicycles account for more ER injuries than you might guess, ranging from nasty road rashes to traumatic brain injuries. Dr. Morocco has even seen entire bodies “cheese-gratered.” Dr. Baker says the most dangerous rides happen on city streets with high-speed traffic. So if you insist on scooting around, wear a helmet (no, it’s not optional) and consider foam-padded safety glasses too. Dr. Morocco insists: “You really don’t want a bug flying into your eye at 20 miles per hour.” Also, don’t text and ride. Stay visible, pick stable roads, and think of this as a ride-or-crash scenario. Ladders: danger disguised as helpful “Using a ladder to trim trees or reach a roof is basically asking for trouble,” says Dr. Baker. Even a six-foot fall can break bones, and ER docs often advise hiring someone instead. If you must do it yourself, place the ladder on solid ground and make sure it’s structurally sound. And yes, someone should be nearby in case of emergency, but not to hold the ladder. That rarely ends well. Indoors, Dr. Morocco points to step stools as deceptively dangerous. “People fall off trying to reach the top of the fridge all the time.” Always use the right height stool, keep it centered, and maintain one hand on a stable surface. Protect your eyeballs, please Want to know what hurts? A tiny piece of metal or wood flying into your eye while you’re mowing the lawn, grinding metal, or leaf-blowing without safety glasses. Dr. Conroy warns that this can lead to scratched corneas or even an “open globe injury”—aka a puncture in your actual eyeball. Just wear the plastic safety goggles, says Dr. Morocco. They’re not glamorous, but neither is spending your afternoon explaining to an ER nurse how a leaf got lodged in your retina.The post 5 avoidable injuries that send people to the ER (and how to stay out of trouble) first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM An ancient breathing practice involving conch shells could help ease the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition affecting millions in the UK, new research suggests. Known as conch blowing or shankh blowing, the ritual involves a deep inhalation followed by exhaling into the spiral-shaped shell. In a small trial, the practice appeared to improve sleep quality and daytime alertness for people with OSA, a disorder where breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. The study behind the findings Researchers at the Eternal Heart Care Centre and Research Institute in Jaipur, India, recruited 30 people with OSA, aged 19 to 65. Half were trained in shankh blowing, while the other half performed deep breathing exercises. Both groups practised for at least 15 minutes, five days a week. After six months, those in the conch blowing group reported feeling 34 percent less sleepy during the day. They also had higher nighttime oxygen levels and experienced, on average, four to five fewer OSA episodes per hour. “Shankh blowing is a simple, low-cost breathing technique that could help improve sleep and reduce symptoms without the need for machines or medication,” said lead researcher Dr. Krishna K Sharma. He explained that the distinctive blowing action creates vibrations and airflow resistance, likely strengthening the muscles of the upper airway, including the throat and soft palate which are areas that tend to collapse during sleep in people with OSA. How it compares to standard treatment The most common OSA treatment is a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, which uses pressurized air to keep airways open during sleep. While effective, CPAP masks can be uncomfortable, prompting researchers to explore alternatives. Previous studies have also linked playing woodwind instruments to symptom improvement. Dr Sharma’s team believes conch blowing could offer a more accessible option for some patients, though he stresses that larger trials are needed. A multi-hospital study is already in the works. Expert caution and next steps Specialists are cautiously optimistic. “The findings of this trial are encouraging, but the small scale means it’s too soon to say for certain that conch blowing can help people manage their obstructive sleep apnea,” said Dr. Erika Kennington, head of research and innovation at Asthma + Lung UK. Kennington also noted the need for more evidence on why the practice works and how it compares with proven strategies such as limiting alcohol, staying active, and maintaining good bedtime habits. “OSA is a long-term condition, but with the right treatments and lifestyle changes, people can make a real difference to their symptoms,” she said.The post Ancient conch blowing practice shows promise for easing sleep apnea symptoms first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

Future, whose real name is Nayvadius DeMun Cash, was born on November 20, 1983, in Atlanta, Georgia. He began his career in music as a member of the musical collective Dungeon Family, where he received the nickname “The Future.” Early in his career, he gained recognition for his prolific output of mixtapes released between 2010 and 2011, including 1000, Dirty Sprite, and True Story. These mixtapes established his distinctive use of melody, autotune, and trap beats, setting the stage for his breakthrough. In 2012, Future released his debut studio album, Pluto, on April 17. The album featured hit singles “Tony The post Complete List Of Future Songs From A to Z appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

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