| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5788 Registered: 8-2001 |
Here is the best medical advice in the world. It doesn't involve giving up anything good (like huge desserts) or taking up anything icky (like exercise). It doesn't require a mental makeover (like convincing yourself that cancer helps you "grow."). It involves an expenditure of no extra time & at most about $10 every year or so. And although it doesn't always work, it often does, and you can tell in about a week whether it's working for you. What is it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3633 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does it require eating anything? Drinking anything? Does it involve a doctor at all? Can anyone follow this advice? Can children? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5789 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3633 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Friday, August 27, 2010 - 10:21 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it require eating anything? no Drinking anything? no Does it involve a doctor at all? no Can anyone follow this advice? yes Can children? yes | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3160 Registered: 9-2009 |
Does it make you healthier? Live longer? Is it done once a year? Do you need to buy an object? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5790 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3160 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Friday, August 27, 2010 - 11:36 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it make you healthier? possibly Live longer? possibly but usually notIs it done once a year? no Do you need to buy an object? possibly | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 551 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is this medical advice one primarily given by doctors? Is it intended for physical health? Mental health? Is it intended for prevention of disease, condition, or injury? | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1065 Registered: 7-2001 |
does the advice promote weight loss? lower cholesterol? lower blood pressure? any improvement in any biochemical marker? improvement in fitness? does the advice encourage you to eat anything particular? drink anything? ingest any particular substance? any drug relevant? if you followed the advice would you change your behaviour in any way? change your way of thinking? change your relationships? change your job? would it be apparaent to an onlooker that you were following the advice? to a friend? is this actually possible? is this a joke? play on words? is politics relevant? religion? if you can tell in a week if it's working - would you be able to tell because of a change in some biological measurement? of yourself? by some change in mental attitude? your physical appearance? by some change in the way people treat you? does the advice aim to make you healthier? less prone to illness? less prone to injury? need less recourse to medical interventions? make you happier? wealthier? live longer? are any of these relevant - jobs? education? place of residence? hobbies? addiction? money? travel? the media? herbal medicines? vitamins? friends? colleagues? the boss? pets? doctors? nurses? the law? neighbours? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 179 Registered: 8-2010 |
Is this done in one's sleep? Is snoring relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5794 Registered: 8-2001 |
It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 551 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 5:10 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is this medical advice one primarily given by doctors? not necessarily Is it intended for physical health? yesish Mental health? noish Is it intended for prevention of disease, noish condition yes, or injury noish? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5795 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1065 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 5:08 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) does the advice promote weight loss? It's not directly aimed at that, but it might help lower cholesterol? no lower blood pressure? It's not directly aimed at that, but it might help any improvement in any biochemical marker? not that I know ofimprovement in fitness?It's not directly aimed at that, but it might help does the advice encourage you to eat anything particular? nodrink anything? no ingest any particular substance? no any drug relevant? no if you followed the advice would you change your behaviour in any way? yeschange your way of thinking? no change your relationships? nochange your job? no would it be apparaent to an onlooker that you were following the advice? yope to a friend? unlikely is this actually possible? yes is this a joke? noplay on words? no is politics relevant? no religion? no if you can tell in a week if it's working - would you be able to tell because of a change in some biological measurement? noishof yourself? yes by some change in mental attitude? noishyour physical appearance? no by some change in the way people treat you? no does the advice aim to make you healthier? yesish less prone to illness? less prone to injury? it's not directly aimed at that, but it might help need less recourse to medical interventions?ditto make you happier? it's not directly aimed at that, but it would almost certainly help if following the advice has the intended effect wealthier? no live longer? it's not directly aimed at that, but it might help are any of these relevant - jobs? education? place of residence? hobbies? addiction? money? travel? the media? herbal medicines? vitamins? friends? colleagues? the boss? pets? doctors? nurses? the law? neighbours? all are irrel!! Whirligig (Whirligig) New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 179 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 6:21 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is this done in one's sleep?yes Is snoring relevant? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3678 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the time when one goes to sleep relevant? The time when one wakes up? The length of one's sleep? Is it going to sleep earlier? Later? Waking up earlier? Later? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5796 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3678 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 8:07 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the time when one goes to sleep relevant? noish The time when one wakes up?yesThe length of one's sleep? yes Is it going to sleep earlier? no Later? no Waking up earlier? no Later? no | ||
| Delboy (Delboy)
New member Username: Delboy Post Number: 6 Registered: 8-2010 |
Is the location where one goes to sleep relevant? Special clothing or equipment required? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5798 Registered: 8-2001 |
Delboy (Delboy) New member Username: Delboy Post Number: 6 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 9:06 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the location where one goes to sleep relevant? yope Special clothing noor equipment required possibly but not necessarily? | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1069 Registered: 7-2001 |
is the mode of waking up relevant? use of an alarm? having something to eat or drink on waking? is the amount of light in the room relevant? the amount of sound? relevant whether sleeping alone? so the time when a person wakes up is relevant but the advice is not to wake up later? or earlier? is it to wake up naturally? at the time the body 'wants to'? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5801 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1069 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 - 3:13 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is the mode of waking up relevant? no use of an alarm? no having something to eat or drink on waking? nois the amount of light in the room relevant? yes the amount of sound? no relevant whether sleeping alone? no so the time when a person wakes up is relevant but the advice is not to wake up later? no or earlier? no is it to wake up naturally? no at the time the body 'wants to'? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3703 Registered: 4-2010 |
Nightlights relevant? Is it to sleep with a nightlight? Without one? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5803 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3703 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 - 6:45 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Nightlights relevant? yesishIs it to sleep with a nightlight? no Without one? yes, but that's not all | ||
| Delboy (Delboy)
New member Username: Delboy Post Number: 11 Registered: 8-2010 |
Total darkness required? acheive by wearing sleep mask? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 5804 Registered: 8-2001 |
Delboy (Delboy) New member Username: Delboy Post Number: 11 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 - 7:26 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Total darkness required? yesacheive by wearing sleep mask? yes ************ SPOILER ****************** The best medical advice in the world (which has all the virtues mentioned on the puzzle description) is that you might sleep better in a totally dark room, which you may be able to get simply by drawing your shades. If not, a sleep mask costs about $10 & lasts about a year till the elastic gives out.Old hands at the forum may know that this is my second puzzle about sleeping in a totally dark room. All hands on the forum should scroll down to find my next puzzle. |
