Health Update

*I went to the dentist yesterday. I have, as always, healthy teeth & less than healthy gums. Not only do I have to floss every day, now I have to use this gum stimulator thing every day as well. Because I want to keep my teeth.

*I hurt my back earlier this week & lost two days at the gym. This makes me rather sad, especially since my 5K is 2 weeks from tomorrow. It looks like I'll just be walking it. I haven't signed up for the Turkey Trot yet. I'm heading back into the gym today for the first time in more than a week.

*I was home for a couple days this week and caught a little bit of that new show, The Doctors," which I think sounds like it's some old school soap opera. Anyway, they did a segment on sleep deprivation, and at the risk of sounding like a hypochondriac, I think I'm sleep deprived. I think I need more sleep than I thought I did and that it's having a cumulative effect. I don't think it's a magic bullet or anything, but my new challenge to myself is to get a minimum of 8 hours of sleep every night (as opposed to 6 1/2 - 7 1/2) and see how I feel. I may decide to try for even more, but this is my first step.

Read more about sleep deprivation: http://www.sleep-deprivation.com/