links for 2009-08-04

  • «A mí me gusta la cocina tradicional griega», explica, «pero se está perdiendo. Si te fijas, en la novela negra nórdica no hay apenas cocina, en cambio sí la hay en la mediterránea. Y es que nosotros venimos de una generación en la que la madre era el centro de la casa. En los países nórdicos, la emancipación de la mujer llegó antes y esto fue bueno para ellas y malo para el comer. Ahora aquí también ha llegado la emancipación de la mujer… y la cocina tradicional está desapareciendo», sentencia.

How to Naturally Reset Your Sleep Cycle In One Night | Wise Bread

How to Naturally Reset Your Sleep Cycle In One Night | Wise Bread.

Not eating for 12-16 hours can help people quickly reset their sleep-wake cycle, according to a study from the Harvard Medical School. This discovery can drastically improve a person’s ability to cope with jet lag or adjust to working late shifts.

Scientists have long known that our circadian rhythm is regulated by our exposure to light. Now they have found a second “food clock” that takes over when we are hungry. This mechanism probably evolved to make sure starving mammals don’t go to sleep when they should be foraging for food.

Working the food clock might help resetting the sleep cycle… The idea is if you are travelling from Los Angeles to Tokyo, figure out when breakfast is served in Tokyo, and don’t eat for the 12-16 hours before Tokyo’s breakfast time.