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 | Sep 24, 2026 | noggin notes
A bottle that says “1,000 mg fish oil” looks straightforward. It is not.That number often describes the total amount of oil in a serving, not the amount of the two omega-3 fats people usually mean when they buy it: EPA and DHA.This is a small label-reading issue with...
by | Sep 24, 2026 | Medication Decisions
Psychiatric medication reviews are getting more attention. That is a good thing, with one important caveat: a review can become another administrative ritual. In February 2026, an American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology task force published consensus...
by | Sep 24, 2026 | Smarter Shopping
Whole-grain bread is often an affordable breakfast, lunch, or emergency-dinner staple. The problem is that smaller households can lose half a loaf to staleness or mold before they ever get to it.The useful move is simple: buy a bread you like, freeze it on the day you...
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...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 17, 2026 | noggin notes
Magnesium has become one of the default answers to a sleep problem. It is inexpensive, widely available, and easy to find in powders, gummies, capsules, drink mixes, and nighttime formulations. The story sounds tidy: magnesium is involved in nervous-system and...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 17, 2026 | Medication Decisions
A psychiatric medication can be appropriate to start and still deserve a serious reassessment later. That should not be a controversial statement. It is simply how good decisions work when circumstances change. In February 2026, a 45-member international task force...
