Pee problems, low energy and envy: The Week in Well+Being

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People who warn about the dangers of screen time are usually thinking about its impact on mental health and relationships, our technology reporter Heather Kelly writes.

Are there physical problems that come from holding a rectangular metal phone in your hand for hours on end? Or holding it closer to your face so you can see streaming shows clearly in dim light? Besides harmful content, there are plenty of health effects that mobile phones can have, and smartphone manufacturers are building in tools to limit them. Before you develop carpal tunnel syndrome, eye strain, or migraines, it’s time to try some small changes.

Here’s a hint To protect your hands, eyes, ears, heart and brain.

Envy is an unpleasant emotion. Our On Your Mind columnist Juli Fraga writes about a former patient who envied her brother’s successful career. While she worked hard to make ends meet, he traveled the world. “I felt like a terrible person to feel this way,” she said. “Why shouldn’t I be happy for my brother?”

Fraga reassured her that jealousy is not a character flaw; like any emotion, it’s something to be aware of and acknowledged.

But in extreme cases, this feeling can turn to malice, leading us to speak ill of the person we envy and belittle their successes. Anyone who has ever felt this way knows that envy can be directed at anyone, even those we love and care about.

But jealousy doesn’t have to hold us back or our relationships. 6 quick tips It helps to deal with feelings of jealousy.

This week’s Well+Being Live Chat focused on sleep. Many people are sleep deprived because they have to go to the bathroom multiple times a night. We spoke with Marisa Clifton, Associate Professor of Urology at the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Clifton points out that as people age, it’s common to wake up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom. Drinking less fluids before bed can help reduce the number of trips, but it won’t solve the problem. She encourages patients who suffer from excessive nocturnal urination to keep a voiding diary. The National Institutes of Health and other organizations recommend that people keep a voiding diary. Bladder Diary Online. “It records things like how much you eat, how much you urinate, and when you urinate,” Clifton says. “This can help patients identify problems and help doctors help them.”

I was really surprised by what Clifton shared with me. She pointed out that often waking up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom isn’t actually due to the need to urinate. Keeping a voiding diary and discussing it with your doctor can reveal other underlying issues, like sleep disorders, sleep apnea, chronic pain, or conditions that cause fluid retention or anxiety.

The underlying symptoms will wake you up, but once you’re awake, you’re conditioned to pee anyway. That’s why keeping a voiding diary and working with your doctor is so important. Don’t just assume you have a pee problem.

Chronic pain is treatable. Obstructive sleep apnea puts strain on the heart and triggers the release of cardiac hormones that lead to increased urination, Clifton says. For these people, treating the apnea may solve the urination problem. One sign that another underlying condition may be waking you up is the amount of urine you produce. If you urinate only a small amount each time you get up to go to the bathroom, that’s a sign that you’re not waking up to urinate, Clifton says.

Continue reading For more answers to your sleep questions, check back next Thursday when we’ll talk about pets. Questions?.

As I get older, I feel like I get tired more easily and need to nap more often, how can I keep my energy up?

Regardless of your age, it’s not normal to feel tired all the time. It’s a misconception that fatigue is the norm as you get older, but it’s a common symptom. One study found that 29% of 70-year-olds and 68% of 85-year-olds feel tired. In one study, lack of energy was cited as a bigger reason older people have trouble getting out of bed than chronic joint or back pain.

Continue reading Get the latest advice on how to have more energy as you age. Columnist Trisha S. Pasricha is a lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Here are some things that brought us joy this week.

• this week’s Best Photos From the Washington Post. Our favorite: The sheep won second place in its class.
• It’s too hot. Only ice cream floats. Make it tolerable.
• Butterflies at the wedding moved the bride to tears. Soon the strangers began crying too.
• He creates a giant troll out of trash and hides it So that people can find it in the woods
• She is in charge of costumes for the opera. It also includes laundry tips.

Want to learn more about “joy” snacks? Columnist for Brain Matters Richard Sima explains. yesyou too Read this story as a manga.

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