Wellknowlogy: 1/13/23

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Hi all,

I haven't been on my usual rhythm lately. I'm guessing most of you didn't notice, which is neat. If you did, I hope it didn't trigger anything more than a mild "hmm did he send that this week?"

With my new project (briefly outlined here), I now have a professional outlet for a lot of the energy that I put into this. As a result, I'll be moving to bi-weekly emails and changing up the structure a bit so it's less time-intensive and more focused on the aspects of this newsletter that I find therapeutic, educational, and creative.

That's the update.

Before moving on to a slightly abbreviated assortment of links, I'd like to touch on a couple of things.

First, I'd like to draw attention to the concept of technostress mentioned in this article.

I believe it's helpful to assign a vocabulary to things that we commonly deal with and found the article's definition & breakdown to be a cool articulation of things that many of us feel on one level or another. Even cooler, this includes sub-categories that are applicable to all ages, so anyone from 8 to 80 can bond over the same general concept.

Also, do any of you know anybody who has or had long covid? I recently learned more about it, think it's pretty interesting, and am curious to hear how people have (tried to) treat any/all of their symptoms as I find myself thinking about potential modalities/approaches that are less likely to be recommended by a traditional doc.

 Neuroinflammatory afflictions are scary and interesting as the pharma, academic, and medical worlds don't seem to have cracked the case on a holistic, neurological level. Long covid, or at least many of the symptoms, falls under this umbrella.

With that out of the way, here's some cool stuff from the last couple of weeks:

Cool links

• Technostress: Fixing technology’s impact on mental health and well-being‍

• Surprising happiness lessons Dan Harris got from the Dalai Lama

• 4 takeaways from CES: Digital health leaders seek funding, enterprise customers

• The top 6 health and wellness products spotted at CES 2023

• Unpacking the myths of depression and suicide

Some news

• Rise of telehealth during pandemic boosted mental health treatment rates

• TikTok, Meta, Snap sued by Seattle schools for teen mental health crisis

Neat meta-analysis

• Health benefits of sauna bathing: A review of the evidence by Mayo Clinic

Tidbits for You and Yours

• 5-ingredient time-tested Ayurvedic remedy for IBS and its benefits

• 5 warning signs of technology addiction

• Some thoughts on neuroinflammation

Closing Kernel of Wisdom

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Hope you enjoy your weekend/week/near future.

Warmly,

Dayton