by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 28, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, Question of the week, Sleep
There’s a deal many of us make with the week: I’ll sleep less now and catch up this weekend. It sounds reasonable. Monday through Friday are crowded. Work runs late. Someone needs something. One more episode turns into two. Then Saturday arrives, and sleeping in feels...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 22, 2026 | Lab notes
For years, “fasting bloodwork” was treated as the serious version of a cholesterol test.No breakfast. Morning appointment. Water only. Then, presumably, a more trustworthy answer.That assumption is being examined more closely. A 2025 UK laboratory consensus statement...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 22, 2026 | Brain Health Articles
Sleep has become one of the most heavily measured parts of modern life. We have sleep scores, readiness scores, overnight heart-rate graphs, stage estimates, and a steady stream of claims that one bad pattern may be quietly damaging the brain. That sounds...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 22, 2026 | Easy Recipes
This is the kind of dinner to make when the fridge looks sparse but takeout is not the plan. It leans on canned fish, canned lentils, and frozen vegetables, so there is very little prep.Whole-wheat couscous cooks while the green beans warm through, then everything...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 21, 2026 | Decision-Making, Nutrition, Question of the week
Breakfast has had unusually good public relations. We’ve heard it for so long that it barely registers as a claim anymore: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Skip it, and you’ll supposedly derail your metabolism, lose your focus, overeat later, and...
