How to sleep better; finding your ‘real’ age; how to limit dangerous chemicals in your kitchen

How to sleep better; finding your ‘real’ age; how to limit dangerous chemicals in your kitchen

This week’s Mind, Body, Wonder newsletter tracks down the dangerous chemicals in your kitchen, helps you figure our your sleep patterns, determines your ‘real’ age ... and debates the importance of the number of candles on your birthday cake. Plus, what’s holiday heart syndrome?


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How do you track them down? It’s impossible to avoid PFAS and BPA entirely, but experts suggest ways—think nonstick pans and pizza boxes--on how to limit your exposure.



Photograph by Wolfgang Kaehler, LightRocket/Getty Images

Are you a lark or an owl? An early riser, or late to bed? Your sleep schedule is just a part of your body clock—and that influences your moods, body temperature, even sexual desire. Can we adjust it?


How old are you, really? The answer is written on your face.

Image by Jing-Dong Jackie Han, Peking University

Your biological age reflects your physical health and can differ from your actual age by years. A new tool that calculates that number “could be a wake-up call.”


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SRISTI SANYAL

Attended Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College

2 个月

Insightful

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SRISTI SANYAL

Attended Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College

2 个月

Very informative

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Michael Margolies

Fractional CMO & Consulting - Marketing, Advertising, Creative Operations, eCom, Thought Leadership, Innovation and Process Improvement, Analytics, Social Media, Studio Management

2 个月

It should be required when businesses post to LinkedIn to mention all the content they are posting is behind a firewall. Bad form National Geographic, not a single subject that was readable.

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