Use Your Vacations! - Breathing Space Blog

Americans schedule an average of 14 vacation days a year, the average Britisher schedules 24. Americans typically don't use 3 of those days, giving back time to their employers.

Ignoring Ingredients - Breathing Space Blog

According to an article in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and dialectics, 73% of men say they don’t look at the ingredients lists, serving size, or information on the nutritional panel when buying a packaged food.

Oh my, is this a prescription for health problems!

The Virtues of Reading - Breathing Space Blog

Here's a surprising finding: "Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer" according to an article in Time Magazine. "'Deep reading' is vigorous exercise from the brain and increases our real-life capacity for empathy," not to mention bestowing upon us a sense of Breathing Space.

Slowest Growing Cities - Breathing Space Blog

Here's a look from Forbes writer Joel Kotkin at "America's Fastest and Slowest Growing Cities," with the understanding that more people, rapidly moving into your area, means that the road systems will be strained...

Privacy Has its Privileges - Breathing Space Blog

Here is a link to a wonderful TED talk: 

    "The line between public and private has blurred in the past decade, both online and in real life, and Alessandro Acquisti is here to explain what this means and why it matters. In this thought-provoking, slightly chilling talk, he shares details of recent and ongoing research -- including a project that shows how easy it is to match a photograph of a stranger with their sensitive personal information."

Sleeping Less, Enjoying it Less? - Breathing Space Blog

Following on the heels of the last post, a Travelodge's sleep study reveals that only 3 percent of professionals get eight hours of sleep every night of the working week. Company directors are the most sleep-deprived of all, with 8 percent getting under four hours of rest per night. The survey included more than 5,200 individuals from 30 different careers to discover more about how work affects rest.

Those in the travel industry, such as cabin crew and pilots, found it hardest to get to sleep: 86% struggled with sleepless nights. Teachers were the most likely to stay awake because they were worrying about their work (39%). Some 86% of those employed in public relations or marketing said they got enough sleep, but according to the study that might be because 95% of them said they fell asleep on the sofa once they got home in from work!

The top 10 most sleep-deprived professions are:

* Company directors (averaging 5.9 hours of sleep a night)
* Ambulance crew/paramedics (6 hours)
* Tradesmen (6 hours)
* Leisure and hospitality workers (6 hours)
* Police officers (6.1 hours)

* Factory workers (6.2 hours)
* Nurses (6.3 hours)
* Engineers (6.3 hours)
* Doctors (6.4 hours)
* Civil servants (6.4 hours)

Sleep, a Daily Cure - Breathing Space Blog

Beside the daily benefits for each of us, the discovery discussed below could lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease: www.sciencenews.org/article/sleep-allows-brain-wash-out-junk